Tennessee Titans cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting has come to the defense of his teammate, fellow cornerback Kristian Fulton, who has been getting dragged for yet another disappointing performance in Week 5.
Murphy-Bunting called Fulton “one of the most confident dudes I’ve ever been around” while also saying the LSU product is “elite.”
“I think he’s one of the most confident dudes I’ve ever been around,” SMB said of Fulton, per Ben Arthur of FOX Sports. “Whatever the fans and the media are saying, I mean, I don’t listen to it. I know he doesn’t listen to it.
“I think he’s elite. If he wasn’t elite, he wouldn’t be here. He wouldn’t be a starting cornerback in this league. Being a cornerback is a hard job to do.”
Murphy-Bunting also expressed an issue with criticism coming from people who have never played the position in the NFL, and he remains confident in his teammate.
“If you haven’t done it, I don’t really feel like it’s necessary for other people to be able to speak on it if you haven’t lived that life,” he said. “He lives that life every day. I see how hard he works. He’s going to continue to ball and do his thing. I don’t have any concerns about him, regardless. I know what type of player he is and he’s going to show that.”
Fulton has looked anything but elite this season. On top of bad penalties, the Titans’ supposed No. 1 cornerback has allowed 81.3 percent of the passes thrown his way to be completed and he’s surrendering a passer rating of 117.7.
Things have gotten so bad that head coach Mike Vrabel wouldn’t rule out sitting Fulton for the upcoming game against the Baltimore Ravens, and he even considered benching Fulton in Week 5.
Based on Vrabel’s comments, Fulton’s leash will likely be short if he does play.
“They’d better be correctable quickly,” Vrabel said of Fulton’s issues, per Jim Wyatt. “Would hope that we wouldn’t be having these conversations about putting our eyes in the backfield and grabbing guys down the field.”
