{"id":71397,"date":"2025-05-22T23:20:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T23:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/71397\/"},"modified":"2025-05-22T23:20:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T23:20:10","slug":"cardinals-cb-sean-murphy-buntings-season-over-due-to-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/71397\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardinals CB Sean Murphy-Bunting&#8217;s season over due to injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sean Murphy-Bunting, the Arizona Cardinals\u2019 starting cornerback, was placed on the reserve\/non-football injury list, ending his 2025 season, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapSheet\/status\/1925656937372250144\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">reports NFL Network\u2019s Ian Rapoport<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Murphy-Bunting started in 15 games last year, his first with Arizona after stops with Tampa Bay (2019-22) and Tennessee (2023).<\/p>\n<p>He accumulated 52 tackles with two forced fumbles and three picks, plus five passes defensed.<\/p>\n<p>The roster move that hit the wire Thursday leaves the Cardinals with a <a href=\"https:\/\/arizonasports.com\/nfl\/arizona-cardinals\/sean-murphy-bunting-thinks-young-cardinals-cbs-have-vet-minds\/3552178\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">younger group of corners<\/a>, led by slot man Garrett Williams, who as a second-year player recorded 58 tackles with nine passes defensed and two picks in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s the depth chart look like for the Cardinals at CB after losing Sean Murphy-Bunting?<\/p>\n<p>Second-round draft pick Will Johnson\u2019s path toward immediate playing time now gets clearer with Murphy-Bunting\u2019s injury, but there is additional depth of players who have a chance to win playing time.<\/p>\n<p>From last year, Arizona returns Starling Thomas V, who played in 17 games as a second-year pro and closed with 47 tackles and six passes defensed.<\/p>\n<p>2024 draft pick Max Melton could vie for playing time after making three starts and finishing with 51 tackles and five passes defensed as a rookie.<\/p>\n<p>Third-year cornerback Kei\u2019Trel Clark has played plenty over his first two years, while second-year man and third-round pick Elijah Jones will give it another go after injury kept him from playing last year.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kzimmermanaz\" data-show-count=\"false\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Follow @kzimmermanaz<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arizonasports.com\/arizona-sports-newsletter-signup\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AZSportsEmail-300x250-1.jpg\" style=\"margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"mobile-signup\"\/>\t&#13;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AZSportsEmail-830x100-1.jpg\" style=\"margin: 0 auto;\" 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