Titans_Sean_Murphy-Bunting_Hip_Injury
Tennessee Titans cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting missed last Sunday's game against Seattle, but he said Wednesday he was going to practice and he's hoping to be back on the field when the Titans play at Houston on Dec. 31.
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00:00 >> I think, just taking it day by day, it's a work in progress.
00:06 But just trying to get back, get better.
00:09 And today will be a big test for me, see what I can do.
00:12 >> What was the kind of thing that plagued you?
00:16 I think you said it kind of stemmed from the leg and then went to the hip.
00:19 >> Yeah, I just think that there was a lot going on on my left side with my back and
00:23 my knee.
00:24 And obviously just things are obviously all connected.
00:27 So I think that was just something that was stemming from something that was
00:32 banged up within those two bones.
00:34 >> How much are you eager to get back considering just putting stuff on tape in
00:38 terms of next year, whether that be here or someplace else?
00:41 >> Yeah, I'm definitely eager to get back and
00:43 just doing everything I can to make sure that I'm on the field.
00:46 And just being able to play with the guys that are available to play here.
00:49 I tell them all the time, I just enjoy playing with these guys.
00:53 Obviously the record and everything is not what we want it to be.
00:56 But every time I'm on the field, I have fun and
00:58 I'm enjoying everything, every day I'm here to be able to be around these guys.
01:02 >> Does it feel like kind of how it was at the end of training camp,
01:05 you walk in and see all kinds of new faces walking around?
01:07 >> I guess you could say that definitely.
01:09 I was looking in the meeting room today and we had some new faces,
01:12 some familiar faces that I knew in the past.
01:14 But definitely does feel like a training camp vibe for sure.
01:19 >> How hard was it to just watch last Sunday?
01:22 >> Yeah, it's obviously tough when you can't really do much.
01:25 Obviously you're watching it from the outside looking in and
01:27 giving as much advice and things that you see.
01:29 But when you can't go out there and
01:31 do the things that you feel like you want to, obviously it sucks.
01:35 So I think that's just something that plays in my mind all the time for sure.
01:39 >> Is there anything you tell some of these guys after maybe a tough game like
01:43 that last week, particularly in the secondary,
01:46 that you keep them spirits high in that situation?
01:50 >> Yeah, I mean, obviously I just tell them all the time,
01:51 just try to take advantage of all your opportunities.
01:54 Obviously you don't get the same opportunities as other people all the time.
01:58 And so when your chance or when your time and your outcomes,
02:01 you have to take advantage of it.
02:02 And then whatever you're showing on that tape obviously goes to 31 other teams.
02:06 So just always putting your best out there, putting your best forward, and
02:10 always having a next man up mentality and a next play mentality when you're a DB.
02:14 >> How you feel?
02:14 You feel like you got a chance to maybe get back out?
02:17 >> Yeah, I feel like I do.
02:19 Like I said, I'm working every day to get back, doing everything that I can to make
02:22 sure that when I am out there, there's no offsets or setbacks.
02:26 And I can just kind of roll through it and keep going.
02:29 >> What's the personal motivation for you in getting back out there so
02:33 late in the season and kind of the pride that goes along with that?
02:36 >> Yeah, I really would just say playing football and
02:40 finishing like you said on a high mark.
02:41 And that's just being healthy, being obviously blessed to be out there.
02:47 And playing with the guys that I'm playing with, having the opportunity to be out
02:50 there and have fun with the guys that I started with is always a big thing for me.
02:53 And the coaches, I mean, you come in here every day and
02:57 your record's obviously not what you want it to be.
02:59 But they show up every day and they have the same type of energy,
03:01 same type of emotion, the same type of drive to wanna see you be great.
03:06 And so you can't really ask for anything more than that.
03:10 So that just helps me kind of keep going and keep pushing myself.
03:13 >> With the way this season has gone personnel wise,
03:15 especially for you guys in the secondary, how do you feel like,
03:19 maybe you've taken advantage of opportunities, whether that be reps on
03:23 the field, of course you've had when you've been healthy, but
03:26 also kind of in the leadership department as well?
03:29 >> Yeah, I think for myself, obviously just being in a different role and
03:33 more of a leadership role here.
03:35 It's been cool to kind of see the type of adjustments you have to make,
03:39 just talking to certain different guys and how they react to certain different
03:42 things, what motivates Roger might not be the same thing that motivates Elijah.
03:46 And things like that.
03:47 So for me, it's always been just learning who I've been around,
03:49 learning the people that I've played with, learning their personalities,
03:52 learning who they are as players and as teammates.
03:54 And then obviously when you know who they are, it helps you play better and
03:57 play better off of them and feed off of them more.
04:01 >> We've been in a DB room that's going through what this team's going through
04:03 right now, with you hurt, Christian hurt, Amani hurt, Kayvon.
04:07 Does this feel normal or is this not normal to you?
04:10 >> Yeah, I mean, I feel like I've been in a situation like this before.
04:13 I think in Tampa, there was a situation where a lot of us got hurt in one year.
04:17 But I mean, it's always the next man up mentality and
04:21 I feel like that's just how it is across the NFL.
04:23 You just gotta kinda stay ready to go when your time is called and
04:26 always just be prepared.
04:27 (laughter)