Cardinals' Sean Murphy-Bunting: Dealing with hand injury
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Murphy-Bunting (hand) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports.
Murphy-Bunting appears to have sustained a hand injury in the Cardinals' Week 15 win over the Patriots, despite playing 45 defensive snaps and recording two total tackles and one interception. The 27-year-old cornerback's practice participation Thursday and Friday will likely provide the best indication of whether he can play in Sunday's matchup against the Panthers. If he's unable to do so, expect Kei'Trel Clark to see increased work with the Cardinals' first-team defense.
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Cardinals' Sean Murphy-Bunting: Picks off pass in Week 15 win
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Murphy-Bunting recorded two tackles (one solo) and one interception in Arizona's win over New England on Sunday.
Murphy-Bunting picked off Drake Maye at the end of the third quarter, which helped set up a James Conner touchdown run on the ensuing possession. On the season, Murphy-Bunting has 42 tackles (22 solo), including two TFLs, four pass breakups, including two interceptions, and a pair of forced fumbles across 13 games.
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Cardinals' Sean Murphy-Bunting: Able to practice Wednesday
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Murphy-Bunting (neck) was a full practice participant Wednesday, Zach Gershman of the Cardinals' official site reports.
Murphy-Bunting has been sidelined for the Cardinals' last two regular-season games due to a neck injury. His ability to practice without limitations Wednesday indicates that he is trending toward playing against the Jets on Sunday. Murphy-Bunting has logged 24 tackles (12 solo), two pass breakups and one interception over seven regular-season games.
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Cardinals' Sean Murphy-Bunting: Inactive versus Chicago
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Murphy-Bunting (neck) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Bears.
Murphy-Bunting was a late downgrade to questionable after he was initially not given an injury designation at the end of the practice week Friday. Starling Thomas, Max Melton and Kei'Trel Clark figure to see most of the cornerback reps on the outside while Garrett Williams handles slot work.
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Cardinals' Sean Murphy-Bunting: Considered unavailable Wednesday
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Murphy-Bunting (neck) was considered to be a non-participant at the Cardinals' walkthrough Wednesday, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports.
Murphy-Bunting has been dealing with a neck injury for the past two weeks and he's still nursing it to open Week 8. The cornerback will have two more chances to practice this week ahead of Sunday's matchup with the Dolphins.
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Cardinals' Sean Murphy-Bunting: Cleared to play Monday night
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Murphy-Bunting (neck) is active for Monday night's game against the Chargers.
Murphy-Bunting was injured in the Week 6 loss to the Packers and was listed as questionable for Monday night. He should draw plenty of Joshua Palmer in coverage on the outside.
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Cardinals' Sean Murphy-Bunting: Will not return
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Murphy-Bunting (neck) has been ruled out for the remainder of Sunday's game against the Packers, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports.
Murphy-Bunting had three combined tackles and a pass defended before his exit. His departure will leave the Cardinals down one of their starting corners for the remainder of the Week 6 game. Max Melton will likely continue seeing an uptick in snaps while the 27-year-old is sidelined.
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Titans' Sean Murphy-Bunting: Big role in Tennessee
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Murphy-Bunting recorded 57 total tackles, eight passes defended (including two interceptions) and two forced fumbles across 14 regular-season games with the Titans in 2023.
Murphy-Bunting joined the Titans on a one-year deal before the 2023 season, and he topped 800 defensive snaps for the second time in his five-year career. He also logged a career high in tackles and matched his career high in passes defended, setting him up well to enter the free-agent market once again this offseason.
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Titans' Sean Murphy-Bunting: Exits MNF with knee injury
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Murphy-Bunting hurt his knee in Monday's game against Miami and has been deemed questionable to return, Turron Davenport of ESPN.com reports.
Murphy-Bunting landed awkwardly on his left leg while matching up with Tyreek Hill in the second half. Prior to his exit, he logged six tackles (all solo) and a deflected pass. Eric Garror stepped into Murphy-Bunting's place following the latter's exit.
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Titans' Sean Murphy-Bunting: Logs full practice Wednesday
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Murphy-Bunting (thumb) was a full participant at practice Wednesday, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports.
Murphy-Bunting was sidelined for Tennessee's last two games as he nursed a thumb injury he sustained in Week 9 at Pittsburgh, but it looks like he'll be ready to return in Week 12. He figures to step back into a starting role at corner come Sunday versus the Panthers.
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Titans' Sean Murphy-Bunting: Limited at practice Wednesday
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Murphy-Bunting (thumb) will be limited at practice Wednesday, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports.
Murphy-Bunting sat out of Sunday's loss at Tampa Bay, but he'll be present for the Titans' first practice of the new week. If he can upgrade to full participation Thursday or Friday, he could likely avoid carrying an injury designation into the weekend.
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Titans' Sean Murphy-Bunting: Won't practice Wednesday
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Murphy-Bunting (thumb) will not participate at practice Wednesday, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports.
Coach Mike Vrabel also said Wednesday that Murphy-Bunting is doubtful for Week 10. He'll probably need to get back to practice Thursday or Friday to have any chance of playing Sunday at Tampa Bay.
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Titans' Sean Murphy-Bunting: Exits with injury
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Murphy-Bunting is questionable to return to Thursday's game against the Steelers due to a thumb injury, Alan Saunders of PittsburghSportsNow.com reports.
Murphy-Bunting did not log a statistic before exiting during the first half Thursday. The 26-year-old cornerback played nearly every defensive snap during Tennessee's first seven games of the season, accumulating 31 tackles and four passes defended. With Murphy-Bunting's return now up in the air and Roger McCreary (hamstring) already inactive, it's likely that Tre Avery will have to step into a bigger role opposite Kristian Fulton.
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Titans' Sean Murphy-Bunting: Strikes deal with Tennessee
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Murphy-Bunting agreed Monday on a one-year contract with the Titans, Matt Moraitis of USA Today reports.
Murphy-Bunting can make up to $5 million next season with Tennessee, the second stop of his career following four seasons with the Buccaneers. The cornerback appeared in 12 games in 2022, recording a career-low 31 tackles while also producing seven pass breakups, two interceptions and a forced fumble. Murphy-Bunting will step right into a prominent role in the Titans secondary and has a shot at earning himself a long-term contract with a "prove-it" deal in 2023.
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Buccaneers' Sean Murphy-Bunting: Solid season in 2022
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Murphy-Bunting finished the 2022 regular season with 31 tackles (19 solo), two interceptions, five additional pass breakups and one forced fumble across 12 games.
The fourth-year defensive back added six tackles (four solo) during the wild-card loss to the Cowboys. Murphy-Bunting missed five games overall due to quadriceps injuries, but by the numbers, he turned in his most effective season in coverage yet. Murphy-Bunting surrendered a paltry 37.5 percent completion rate and 3.9 yards per attempt as a primary defender across 411 defensive snaps, and both his interception and total pass-breakups tallies ranked as the second-highest marks of his career. An unrestricted free agent at the start of the new league year, Murphy-Bunting could garner an high-priced deal on the open market as an up-and-coming cornerback.
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Buccaneers' Sean Murphy-Bunting: Remains sidelined Sunday
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Murphy-Bunting (quadriceps) has been ruled inactive ahead of Sunday's game versus San Francisco.
Murphy-Bunting will miss his second consecutive game with a quadriceps injury. With starting safeties Mike Edwards (hamstring) and Antoine Winfield (ankle) also inactive, Tampa Bay's secondary will be undermanned while it faces the 49ers' stable of talented offensive playmakers.
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Buccaneers' Sean Murphy-Bunting: Sitting out Monday
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Murphy-Bunting (quadriceps) is inactive Monday against the Saints, Scott Smith of the team's official site reports.
Murphy-Bunting was able to log limited practices throughout the week, but he'll be unable to take the field in Week 13's divisional showdown with the Saints. The fourth-year pro suffered a contusion Week 12 against the Browns and will now work to be ready Week 15 against the 49ers. In his absence, Zyon McCollum and Dee Delaney may see increased opportunities.
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Buccaneers' Sean Murphy-Bunting: Six tackles in return
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Murphy-Bunting (quadriceps) posted six tackles (four solo), including one for loss, in the Buccaneers' 16-13 win over the Rams in Week 9.
Murphy-Bunting's return from a three-game absence due to a quad injury saw him tie for second on the team in tackles and play a role in keeping the Rams' passing game mostly in check. The tackle tally was also a season high for the fourth-year cornerback, but as long as he's slotting into a rotational role, his overall IDP production will be capped.
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Buccaneers' Sean Murphy-Bunting: Ready to play again
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Murphy-Bunting (quadriceps) is active for Sunday's game against the Rams.
Murphy-Bunting has been sidelined since suffering a quad injury against the Falcons in Week 5, though he was a full participant in each practice leading up to Sunday's contest. The veteran's return should further help supplement the Buccaneers' secondary, as fellow cornerback Carlton Davis was also ruled active against the Rams.
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Buccaneers' Sean Murphy-Bunting: Ruled out Sunday
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Murphy-Bunting (quadriceps) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Steelers, Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Murphy-Bunting exited Sunday's game against the Falcons due to his quadriceps issue and will be forced to miss at least one additional matchup. Zyon McCollum and Dee Delaney are candidates to see increased roles against Pittsburgh.
