Buccaneers cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting has suffered a dislocated elbow, head coach Bruce Arians announced (Twitter link via NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport). Arians said he’s “going to be alright,” so Murphy-Bunting should be able to return before the season is through. 
Murphy-Bunting suffered the gruesome injury in the first half as he tried to prevent a touchdown from CeeDee Lamb. The Bucs went on to beat the Cowboys 31-29, but they also allowed 400+ yards passing in the process.
The 24-year-old played in all 16 games last year with 13 starts. He turned in 70 stops, three passes defensed, and one interception. As shown by the Bucs’ swiss cheese D on Thursday night, he’s crucial to the defending champs’ secondary.
Ross Cockrell stepped into Murphy-Bunting’s spot last night. It’s likely that he’ll serve as a Week 2 starter for the Bucs when they face the Falcons in Tampa on Sunday 9/19. Beyond that, the Buccaneers will probably consider some out-of-house reinforcements. Even in a best case scenario, Murphy-Bunting is probably looking at two months of rehab.
That’s tough blow to that defense but they should be ok as long as guys like Jamel Dean and others step up.
After seeing the replay, I thought he broke his arm.
Ross Cockrell can get you by just fine in the short term, but on the other hand there’s a reason he’s moved around the league so much already. Tampa might be wise to see if any trade options are available.
He got torched
Cards fan, did you watch the game last night? They need reinforcements. They got the W but won’t if they continue to commit the penalties and give up 400+ in passing.
looks like a nice guy