Overview
- The Arizona Cardinals released Murphy-Bunting during roster cutdowns on Sunday, Aug. 30, and multiple outlets reported he signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' practice squad soon after.
- Reports say he will start on the practice squad with a real chance of being elevated to the 53-man roster early in the season.
- Murphy-Bunting was Tampa Bay's 2019 second-round pick and a starter on the Super Bowl LV team, so he already knows Todd Bowles' defensive scheme and can play slot or outside corner.
- Arizona placed him on the Non-Football Injury list in May 2025, which kept him out for that season and lowered his pay, and reporting differs on whether that missed year followed a torn ACL.
- The signing gives the Bucs low-cost veteran insurance behind a young cornerback room and could alter depth charts or playing time if he proves healthy and is promoted.