Carolina Panthers cornerback Captain Munnerlyn has expressed his desire to remain with the team for at least another season.
Munnerlyn signed a one-year deal to rejoin the side this year, but that contract expires in March, after which he will become a free agent if he does not agree an extension.
The 25-year-old considers Carolina his home and believes that he did enough this season to warrant a new contract, starting every match to help his side reach the playoffs.
"It's home for me. It's the team that drafted me. It's kind of tough to leave this place, man. We've got something special going. I know the guys in the secondary, there's a lot of us up," Munnerlyn told reporters.
"People call us the 'Legion of Whom,' but man, I wouldn't trade those guys for anybody in the world, for anybody. I feel this year was a good year for me.
"I started every single game. I proved I can play an every-down corner. I proved I can slide inside. I proved I can be physical. I proved I can do everything they ask me to do. I just want to be compensated for it."
However, Munnerlyn knows that he is not guaranteed a new offer and has revealed that he kept his shirt on for a long time after the Panthers' playoff defeat to the San Francisco 49ers last weekend because he did not know when he would next wear it.
"I really [didn't] know if that was my last time wearing that black jersey or not. I just had to take some time and get my mind together and try to move on," he added.
Munnerlyn was selected by the Panthers in the seventh round of the 2009 Draft as the 216th pick overall.
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