Sean Murphy-Bunting Shares His Buffet Of Injuries
July 27th, 2021
Tom Brady’s injuries are always a mystery, and a lot of mortal players conceal their injury issues, too.
Today, Bucs cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting peeled back the curtain on his.
It was ugly.
Last season, per Murphy-Bunting, he pulled a groin in week two, which led to a sprained ankle, and then he had another sprained ankle in the playoffs. Amidst all that fun, the Bucs’ then-second-year man dislocated both his thumbs.
Better health overall came later in the season, and it’s likely not a coincidence that Murphy-Bunting ripped off interceptions in three consecutive playoff games before getting shut out in the Super Bowl.
Murphy-Bunting said he’s now “100 percent” and gave a ton of credit to the Bucs’ training staff.
Yeah, lots of guys play through all kinds of issues, though you rarely hear a list laid out like Murphy-Bunting did today. Joe appreciated the candor. But Joe also wonders whether those thumbs will be a recurring issue.
“I have really bad thumbs,” Murphy-Bunting said.
July 27th, 2021 at 12:42 pm
At least he doesn’t have Covid… Amiright?
July 27th, 2021 at 12:45 pm
Use TB12’s anti-inflammatory diet & stretch properly & this dude will be physically dominant w/ that long body
July 27th, 2021 at 12:46 pm
Marine: yes, actually. You’re allowed to play through a thumb injury. You’re not allowed anything with COVID.
July 27th, 2021 at 12:46 pm
Damn !!
Tough tough SOB !
July 27th, 2021 at 1:24 pm
Like SMB….always around the ball….will get better & better with experience & I’d bet he wears a red wristband….
July 27th, 2021 at 1:28 pm
Not to beat a dead horse but this is exactly why I was scoffing. Because all players play hurt it was a bull excuse for a former player. Even though he had his best gms with the injuries go figure.
July 27th, 2021 at 1:32 pm
For as many injuries as he had, SMB was arguably our beat DB in the playoffs, which is very impressive.
July 27th, 2021 at 1:55 pm
Dr joel’s Hemp oil
July 27th, 2021 at 2:14 pm
This kid battled all year and showed up big when we needed him to. Not as good a talent as Dean or Davis, but his availability got him a bunch of big reps last season. He may be one of those dark horse candidates to make a big leap this season. Dean is not a paragon of durability.
July 27th, 2021 at 2:23 pm
Pulled groin. No way you can play thru that
Strained maybe
That hurts so bad and it takes weeks to recover
July 27th, 2021 at 2:45 pm
Any injury involving the thumbs are awful. I dislocated mine once. Argh
July 27th, 2021 at 3:05 pm
The injuries might explain the soft zone and extra padding on coverage, perhaps Bowles was by design covering up for SMB’s physical limitations. I’m hoping for a bounce-back season; he didn’t play well for much of the regular season but turned it around in time for the postseason.
July 27th, 2021 at 4:47 pm
At this point, I don’t understand why every single NFL player (or any athlete) is not incorporating TB12 somehow because of all the anti-inflammatory agents and quick recovery times. The proof is in the QB!
*** reaches for bag of chips
July 29th, 2021 at 4:47 am
@david
Exactly.
TB12 will take over all sports one day.
That’s why I say that we sign Tom Brady to a lifetime contract after he retires
20 years. 100 million.
Keep Tom Brady in Tampa Bay until he dies!