Keith Bulluck
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | April 4, 1977 Suffern, New York | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | New City (NY) Clarkstown North | ||||||||||||
| College: | Syracuse | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2000 / Round: 1 / Pick: 30 | ||||||||||||
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Keith J. Bulluck (born April 4, 1977) is a former American Football linebacker who played for eleven seasons in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for Syracuse University, he was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the first round in the 2000 NFL Draft. He had a ten-year career with the Titans, which included a Pro Bowl selection in 2003. He played for the New York Giants in 2010.
Early years
At Clarkstown High School North in New City, New York, Bulluck was named first-team All County, first-team All-State, Blue-Chip All-American, and both Prep Football Report and Super Prep All-Northeast. Like many children in the New York metropolitan area in the 1980s and early 1990s, he idolized Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor while growing up.[1] He was also an All-County in basketball as a junior. On April 27, 2009, Bulluck's high school jersey, #1, was retired in a ceremony held at the high school. He also has a name plaque at Clarkstown High School North hung up on the "Hall of Fame".
College career
Bulluck attended Syracuse University, where he played for the Syracuse Orange football team from 1996 to 1999. He played strong safety, outside linebacker and middle linebacker. As a senior in 1999 he led the Big East in tackles with 138 and received the Bill Horr Award, which is given to Syracuse’s most valuable player. He finished his career with 375 tackles, six quarterback sacks, three interceptions, three forced fumbles and six fumble recoveries.
Professional career
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||||||
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| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
244 lb (111 kg) |
4.47 s | 4.13 s | 7.33 s | 38 in (0.97 m) |
9 ft 11 in (3.02 m) | ||||||
| All values from NFL Combine | ||||||||||||
Tennessee Titans
The Tennessee Titans selected Bullock in the first round (30th overall) of the 2000 NFL Draft. Bullock was the fifth linebacker drafted in 2000 and was one of four Pro Bowl linebackers selected in the first round of the 2000 NFL Draft. The first round also included Pro Bowl linebackers LaVar Arrington (2nd overall), Brian Urlacher (9th overall), and Julian Peterson (16th overall).[2]
After spending his first two seasons as a backup and special teamer, he became a starter in 2002. After becoming a starter he made a Pro Bowl in 2003 and has led the Titans in tackles five times. In 2004, he led the NFL in tackles with 152.[3] In 2007, he recorded a Titans-record five interceptions for a linebacker.
New York Giants
On July 24, 2010, after a private workout with the team, he signed a one-year, $2.5 million contract with the Giants.[4] He became an unrestricted free agent following the season.
Retirement
Bulluck did not play in the 2011 season after no teams signed him. After having the year off, he announced his retirement on January 25, 2012. On August 3, 2012, Bulluck formally retired from the National Football League with the team who drafted him, the Tennessee Titans. He became the first player in Titans franchise history to formally retire from their organization.
Bulluck joined the Titans broadcast team in Summer 2013. On August 25, 2013, Bulluck was arrested in Nashville, Tennessee for allegedly robbing a taxi driver.[5] Although the claims by the taxi driver are disputed.[6]
NFL statistics
| Year | Team | GP | COMB | TOTAL | AST | SACK | FF | FR | FR YDS | INT | IR YDS | AVG IR | LNG | TD | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | TEN | 16 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | TEN | 15 | 51 | 30 | 21 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 5 |
| 2002 | TEN | 16 | 125 | 99 | 26 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 2003 | TEN | 16 | 135 | 104 | 31 | 3.0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| 2004 | TEN | 16 | 152 | 100 | 52 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 13 |
| 2005 | TEN | 16 | 138 | 102 | 36 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 9 |
| 2006 | TEN | 16 | 144 | 100 | 44 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2007 | TEN | 16 | 88 | 68 | 20 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 63 | 13 | 35 | 0 | 7 |
| 2008 | TEN | 16 | 98 | 75 | 23 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2009 | TEN | 14 | 108 | 81 | 27 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 15 | 23 | 0 | 7 |
| 2010 | NYG | 13 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | 170 | 1,088 | 790 | 298 | 18.0 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 21 | 199 | 9 | 35 | 1 | 70 |
References
- ^ Tom FriendArchive (2010-07-25). "New York Giants sign free-agent linebacker Keith Bulluck - ESPN New York". Sports.espn.go.com. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
- ^ "2000 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
- ^ "2004 NFL leaders". Nfl.com. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
- ^ NFL.com news: Veteran LB Bulluck strikes one-year, $2.5M deal with Giants Archived July 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Keith Bulluck charged with robbery
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-09-09. Retrieved 2014-09-08.
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