Cardinals Keeping Veteran CB in Surprising Move

The Arizona Cardinals continue their offseason maneuvering with restructures ahead of free agency, and the latest is a bit surprising.

Shortly after news broke of James Conner's restructure, are reportedly doing the same with veteran cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting.

From NFL insider Mike Garafolo on X:

"The Cardinals have also agreed to a reworked deal with CB Sean Murphy-Bunting, who missed the 2025 season with an injury. He's back in Arizona for this upcoming season."

Murphy-Bunting was a heavily expected cut candidate this offseason, as Arizona would have saved $7.2 million in cap space by parting ways with him.

Murphy-Bunting suffered an injury during the offseason which landed him on the reserve/non-football injury list, missing the entire 2025 season. In 2024, his first year with Arizona, he wasn't exactly the same cornerback who previously helped the Tampa Bay Buccaneers push for a Super Bowl.

Defensive coordinator Nick Rallis is back for another season despite head coach Jonathan Gannon being fired, so we'll see if anything changes structurally within Arizona's defense.

Young guns such as Will Johnson and Denzel Burke took over starting boundary duties for Arizona last season. With Garrett Williams in the slot and fully healthy, it will be interesting to see where Murphy-Bunting fits into the rotation.