Sean Murphy-Bunting bringing "life experience" to Titans CB room
NASHVILLE — Corner Sean Murphy-Bunting has more NFL life experience than your average 26-year old. Given the youth movement in the Tennessee Titans secondary, the 2020 Super Bowl champion understands the responsibility ahead of him. Tennessee needs all the help it can get. Murphy-Bunting spent the first four years of his career with the Tampa […]
NASHVILLE — Corner Sean Murphy-Bunting has more NFL life experience than your average 26-year old. Given the youth movement in the Tennessee Titans secondary, the 2020 Super Bowl champion understands the responsibility ahead of him.
Tennessee needs all the help it can get.
Murphy-Bunting spent the first four years of his career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The former second-round pick was a part of the Super Bowl-winning team in 2020. After starting 23 games in his first two seasons, Murphy-Bunting saw his role decrease in Tampa.
He's looking to showcase what he can still offer in his opportunity with the Titans.
"Injuries. I've dealt with injuries," Murphy-Bunting said on 104.5 The Zone. "I've dealt with being benched. I've dealt with being put on second team, third team. I've dealt with not playing after playing. So, I've been through so many things throughout my career in the league and I just don't really take anything for granted."
He certainly appears to be in the right spot.
Teammate Tre Avery is the most senior corner in Tennessee's current position group at 26 years and 155 days, according to Pro Football Reference. Murphy-Bunting is 113 days younger, but brings a wealth of professional knowledge that his peers can benefit from. He looks to find ways to come in and contribute to a Titans passing defense that finished 2022 ranked 32nd overall.
With a defensive-minded coach like Mike Vrabel, players understand that few people have job security after falling so short of their own standards.
Tennessee will start padded practices this week, which always seems to heighten the level of competition. The young Titans defensive backs have had plenty of early tests in-house, thus far, with the addition of veteran wide out DeAndre Hopkins. Hopkins practiced all three days of the team's first week of work, citing so himself early and often on social media.
Offseason development from Treylon Burks, Kyle Philips and tight end Chig Okonkwo have also proven beneficial for Murphy-Bunting and Co. to work against.
"That was a big reason on why I wanted to come (to the Titans," said Murphy-Bunting. "I wanted to play for the guys here and with the guys here. I had a conversation with Vrabes before I signed and I was able to really diagnose him and he was really able to diagnose me. The things that he harps on are the things that I want to get better at."
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