(1988-04-10) April 10, 1988 (age 36) Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Height:
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:
195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:
Murphy (Mobile, Alabama)
College:
South Carolina (2006–2008)
NFL draft:
2009 / Round: 7 / Pick: 216
Career history
Carolina Panthers (2009–2013)
Minnesota Vikings (2014–2016)
Carolina Panthers (2017–2018)
Buffalo Bills (2019)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-SEC (2007)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:
529
Sacks:
10.5
Forced fumbles:
5
Pass deflections:
64
Interceptions:
12
Defensive touchdowns:
6
Player stats at PFR
Captain Lesean Munnerlyn (born April 10, 1988) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at South Carolina for three years. He was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the seventh round, 216th overall of the 2009 NFL draft. Munnerlyn also played for the Minnesota Vikings and Buffalo Bills.
Munnerlyn played high school football at Murphy High School in Mobile, Alabama, where he was named All-region three times. Following high school, he chose to play college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks after receiving scholarship offers from two other teams. As a freshman in 2006, he played in 11 games and recorded a season high five tackles in two. In 2007, Munnerlyn was both a nickel back and return specialist for the Gamecocks. Following the season, he was named All–Southeastern Conference (SEC). In 2008, he was elevated to starting cornerback while also returning kicks and punts. Against Kentucky, he returned a kickoff 84 yards and a blocked field goal 81 yards. On the second day of the 2009 NFL draft, Munnerlyn was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the seventh round (216th overall).
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training camp, Norman competed to be a starting cornerback against CaptainMunnerlyn and Brandon Hogan. Head coach Ron Rivera named Norman and Chris Gamble...
offseason, the team's notable free agent signings included Matt Kalil, CaptainMunnerlyn and veteran Julius Peppers. Peppers previously spent his first eight...
Matt Cassel's former team. The defense played remarkably well, with CaptainMunnerlyn, Chad Greenway and Shaun Prater each recording an interception. The...
Newman, Trae Waynes, and CaptainMunnerlyn. Throughout training camp, he competed to be the first-team nickelback against Munnerlyn. Head coach Mike Zimmer...
$7.67 million. Throughout training camp, Waynes competed against CaptainMunnerlyn, Terence Newman, and Josh Robinson to be a starting cornerback. Head...
September 28, 2016: Dennis L. Via, US Army General February 5, 2013: CaptainMunnerlyn, NFL player for the Carolina Panthers Spring 2013: A. J. McCarron...
Worley the starting outside cornerbacks with newly acquired free agent CaptainMunnerlyn as the starting nickelback. On October 12, 2017, Bradberry recorded...
camp, Newman competed for a job as a starting cornerback against CaptainMunnerlyn and 2015 rookie first round pick Trae Waynes. Head coach Mike Zimmer...
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a 2009 seventh-round selection (216th overall; Carolina selected CaptainMunnerlyn) to Carolina for a 2009 sixth-round selection (202nd overall; Oakland...
Retrieved March 10, 2017. Henson, Max (March 11, 2017). "Panthers sign CB CaptainMunnerlyn". panthers.com. Carolina Panthers. Archived from the original on March...
named Rhodes the starter to begin the regular season, along with CaptainMunnerlyn. In Week 4, he tied a career-high with four pass deflections and made...
FS 38 Robert Lester SS 27 Quintin Mikell SS 21 Mike Mitchell FS 41 CaptainMunnerlyn CB 24 Josh Norman CB 22 Josh Thomas CB 23 Melvin White CB Special...
Rodgers, including a strip-sack that was recovered by cornerback CaptainMunnerlyn, who returned it for a 55-yard touchdown in the Vikings' 20–13 win;...
(Kansas City to San Diego), Corey Graham (Baltimore to Buffalo), CaptainMunnerlyn (Carolina to Minnesota), Darrelle Revis (Tampa Bay to New England)...
fumbled following a 10-yard run; it was recovered by the Panthers' CaptainMunnerlyn. The Panthers responded with a 26-yard DeAngelo Williams run followed...
Kasay made field goals from 43 and 42 yards. This was followed by CB CaptainMunnerlyn returning an interception 37 yards for a touchdown. The Panthers got...
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offense fell apart, failing to score and turning the ball over twice. CaptainMunnerlyn returned an interception for a touchdown, pulling the Panthers within...