Sean Murphy-Bunting on shutting out Michael Thomas: We just played ball

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Saints extensive receiver Michael Thomas holds the NFL’s single-season document for catches, however he didn’t have any of them in Sunday’s loss to the Buccaneers.

Thomas was focused 4 occasions through the sport, however none of Drew Brees‘ passes discovered their option to his arms. One in all them was picked off by cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting to arrange the primary Tampa landing of the sport and Murphy-Bunting stated that he felt Thomas challenged him and the remainder of the secondary earlier than the sport.

“We just played ball,” Murphy-Bunting stated, through PewterReport.com. “We simply performed ball, man. I’m not the sort to be doing the back-and-forth, he stated, she stated factor. However I took it to coronary heart after I’m in pregame and I’m sitting on the bench and he’s strolling down the sideline mean-mugging me three or 4 occasions. I don’t say a lot, however if you do one thing like that it’s such as you’re making an attempt me as a person. Now with all that taunting stuff that he does, all that muscle tissues up and all that, he didn’t do it one time this sport. I’m not going to take a seat right here and trash speak anyone as a result of he’s a extremely, actually good receiver, a extremely good catch radius, he’s very gifted. However on the finish of the day you’re not going to strive me as a person, you’re not going to strive any of my guys as a person. We’re going to battle and that’s it.”

It was a irritating season for Thomas earlier than Sunday as he missed 9 video games as a result of damage and a team-issued suspension, however the final act might need been the largest disappointment of all.