Sean Murphy-Bunting is a veteran cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals who played college football at Central Michigan.
Sean Murphy-Bunting is a Super Bowl-winning cornerback whose 2025 season was cut short by injury in Arizona. A second-round pick by Tampa Bay in 2019 out of Central Michigan, he won a title with the Buccaneers before stops in Tennessee and Arizona. He missed all of 2025 after knee surgery.
Path to the league
Murphy-Bunting starred at Central Michigan before Tampa Bay drafted him in the second round in 2019. He helped the Buccaneers win Super Bowl LV, recording three interceptions across four playoff games during that run. After a season in Tennessee, he signed with the Cardinals.
Career highlights
In his first season with Arizona in 2024, Murphy-Bunting started 15 games and tallied three interceptions and five passes defensed. His playoff ball production during Tampa Bay's championship run remains a career signature.
2025 season
Murphy-Bunting did not play in 2025. The Cardinals placed him on the reserve/non-football injury list after he underwent knee surgery, ending his season before it began, per ESPN and CBS Sports reporting.
Sources
- ESPN: Cardinals' Sean Murphy-Bunting on NFI list, out for '25 season
- ESPN: Sean Murphy-Bunting player page
Statistics
2025 season and career▶Defense · career
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT | FF | FR | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | cardinals | 15 | 52 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | titans | 14 | 57 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 2022 | buccaneers | 12 | 31 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2021 | buccaneers | 9 | 43 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | buccaneers | 16 | 70 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | buccaneers | 16 | 44 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Cornerback
- Group
- defense
- College
- Central Michigan
- Hometown
- Macomb, MI, USA
- Age
- 29
- Status
- active
