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Keith Bulluck
 
Heigh: 6-3
Weight: 232
Position: Linebacker   
College: Syracuse University
Born: April 4, 1977
 
A native of New City, New York, Keith begins his 9th season with the Tennessee Titans in 2008 as one of the team's leaders on the field and in the locker room.  He was taken 30th overall by the Titans in the 2000 NFL draft and in 2002 became a starting linebacker for the Titans and many awards have followed. Bulluck was named second-team Associated Press All-Pro in 2002, earned his first Pro Bowl trip in 2003, along with a first-team Associated Press All-Pro selection, and was named to the Sports Illustrated's All-Pro team in 2004.  Keith was a natural athlete at Clarkstown High School in New City, and played football and basketball for the Rams.  He was an outstanding prep athlete and was named first-team All County,  first-team All-State, Blue-Chip All-American, and both Prep Football Report and Super Prep All-Northeast.  Keith was also earned an All-County basketball nod his junior year.  He stayed in state for college and got a football scholarship to Syracuse University.  Bulluck continued to excel on the football field for the Orangemen.  He joined the team as a safety, but was switched to linebacker after his freshman season.  This position change seemed to suit Bulluck well, as he became one of the best defensive players in the Big East.  After his senior season he was awarded the Bill Horr Award as the Orangemen's Most Valuable Player.  He also led the Big East in tackles his senior year with a career-high 138.  Bulluck graduated from Syracuse with a degree in Psychology and has enjoyed breaking down the mental side of football on shows such as the NFL Network's "NFL Total Access" and "Playbook," plus ESPN's "Edge NFL Matchup." Bulluck also enjoys cooking and earlier in 2005 opened his own restaurant called Smoked in New York City's East Village with Michael Satsky and Bruce Bronster.  He splits his time between Nashville and Edgewater, New Jersey.
 
More about Keith:
 
Favorite Movie: "Carlito's Way"
Favorite TV Show: "Martin"
Favorite Actor: Samuel L. Jackson
Favorite Musical Artist: Jay-Z
Favorite School Subject: Science
Favorite Sports Team other than the Titans: New York Mets
Favorite Car: Aston Martin Vanquish
Favorite Vacation Spot: Florence, Italy
Favorite Food: Italian and soul food 
 
Highlights of Keith's career:
 
Pro Career
 
2007: 
  • Started all 16 games for the sixth consecutive season and led the team with five interceptions. 
  • Finished the season tied for third on the team with 109 tackles (75 solo) and collected his 1,000 career tackle against Houston (12/2).
  • Named AFC Defensive Player of the Week after registering six tackles (4 solo) and a career-high three interceptions against New Orleans (9/24).
  • Led or tied for the team lead in tackles twice in 2007 (vs. JAX, at CIN).
  • Was voted a team captain for the 2007 season by his teammates.
  • Against Indianapolis (9/16), started at outside linebacker and collected eight tackles, including a tackle for loss and a forced a fumble.
  • At New Orleans (9/24), named AFC Defensive Player of the Week after recording six tackles and a career-high three interceptions in a 31-14 victory on Monday Night Football.
  • At Houston (10/21), notched seven tackles, an interception and a fumble recovery in the Titans’ thrilling 38-36 victory over the Texans.
  • At Cincinnati (11/25), led the team with 14 tackles (11 solo) and collected a quarterback pressure.
  • Against N.Y. Jets (12/23), collected six tackles, an interception and a tackle for loss in the Titans’ 10-6 win.
  • In AFC Wild Card Game at San Diego (1/6), led the team with 10 tackles (8 solo), including a tackle for loss.
 
2006:
  • Started every game for the fifth consecutive season and led the team with 161 tackles
  • Became third player in franchise history to lead team in tackles for five consecutive seasons, joining linebackers Gregg Bingham (1974-81) and Al Smith (1990-94)
  • Led team or tied for team lead in tackles in eight games.  Also totaled 2.5 sacks, one interception, four quarterback pressures, three tackles for loss, nine passes defensed, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery
  • Scored touchdown on fumble recovery (lateraled from Randy Starks) at Philadelphia (11/19), bringing his career touchdown total to five
  • In season opener against N.Y. Jets (9/10), led team with 14 tackles and forced Sean Ryan fumble that was recovered by Titans
  • At San Diego (9/17), led team with 14 tackles, including one tackle for loss.  Surpassed Ray Childress (784 career tackles) for seventh place on team’s all-time tackles list
  • With six tackles at Miami (9/24), passed former safety Blaine Bishop (788 career tackles) for sixth place on team’s career tackles list.  Added one sack and forced fumble against Daunte Culpepper
  • Recorded nine tackles against Dallas (10/1) to reach 800 for his career
  • At Indianapolis (10/8), played in 100th career game and helped hold Colts to 14 points.  Posted nine tackles, two passes defensed and recovered Dominic Rhodes fumble in second quarter, which led to Titans field goal
  • Against Houston (10/29), tied season high with 14 tackles (9/10 vs. N.Y. Jets and 9/17 at San Diego)
  • At Jacksonville (11/5), posted six stops, surpassing former LB John Grimsley for fifth place on team’s all-time tackles lis
  • tAgainst Baltimore (11/12), shared sack and safety with Tony Brown by forcing Steve McNair out of back of end zone.  Also caused an interception by tipping a McNair pass that was caught by Lamont Thompson
  • At Philadelphia (11/19), scored fifth career touchdown after Randy Starks recovered fumble, ran 26 yards and lateraled to Bulluck, who went remaining 16 yards for touchdown.  Tied for team lead with 11 tackles, including one for loss, and added two passes defensed
  • Against Indianapolis (12/3), registered only interception of season and 11th of career with diving, one-handed grab of a Peyton Manning pass in final minute of first half that resulted in Titans touchdown.  Totaled 12 tackles, one tackle for loss and two passes defensed in game
  • His 12 tackles moved him past former linebacker Al Smith (877 tackles) for fourth place on team’s all-time list
  • Against Jacksonville (12/17), totaled 11 tackles, one sack and one quarterback pressure.  Sacked David Garrard on fourth down attempt to give ball back to Titans in second quarter
  • At Buffalo (12/24), posted nine tackles and one quarterback pressure
  • Became fourth player in team history to reach 900 career tackles and tied Ted Washington for third place on team’s all-time list (907 tackles).  Also reached 150 tackles for fifth consecutive season
  • Against New England (12/31), led team with 11 tackles and added one pass defensed. Moved into third place all-time on team’s tackles list, breaking tie with Ted Washington (907 tackles)
 
2005:
  • Started all 16 games at right outside linebacker and became third player in franchise history to lead team in tackles for four consecutive seasons
  • Tallied 150 tackles, tied career high with five sacks and added two interceptions, 10 tackles for loss, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, eight passes defensed and five quarterback pressures
  • Led team or tied for team lead in tackles in 10 games
  • Against Baltimore (9/18), tied for team-high eight tackles and recorded 11th career sack, taking down QB Anthony Wright
  • At St. Louis (9/25), he forced a Marc Bulger fumble and also recovered a Marshall Faulk fumble that set up a Titans touchdown
  • At Houston (10/9), recorded one of his career-best games, posting 15 tackles, one sack and pass deflection that was intercepted by teammate Andre Woolfolk
  • It was fourth time of career with at least 15 tackles
  • At Cleveland (11/6), led team with 14 tackles and posted first interception of season (ninth of career), picking off Trent Dilfer at end of first half
  • It was 14th game of career with 14 or more tackles
  • Against San Francisco (11/27), led team with 12 tackles, including two tackles for loss, and added one interception and two passes defensed
  • Recorded 10th career interception and returned it 16 yards
  • Surpassed 100 tackles for fourth consecutive year
  • Against Houston (12/11), led team with 11 tackles and tied for team lead with career-high two sacks of David Carr
  • At Miami (12/24), tied for team lead with nine tackles with one sack and one tackle for loss
  • Sack of Gus Frerotte gave him five sacks in 2005, tying his career high from 2004.  Moved past Steve Kiner (738 career tackles) for eighth place on team’s all-time tackling list
  • In season finale at Jacksonville (1/1), led team with 11 tackles, giving him 150 or more tackles for fourth consecutive season
 
2004:
  • Bulluck started all 16 games at right outside linebacker and led team in tackles for third consecutive season
  • Named Sports Illustrated All-Pro and was also named to Pro Football Weekly’s midseason All-Pro team
  • In addition to his 171 tackles, set career highs in sacks (five) and passes defensed (12) and matched career high in interceptions (two)
  • Led team or tied for team high in tackles in 11 games
  • Added two quarterback pressures, eight tackles for loss, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery for touchdown (1/2 vs. Det.)
  • Became franchise’s first player since Gregg Bingham (1979-81) to record 170 or more tackles in three consecutive seasons
  • In season opener at Miami (9/11), led team with 12 tackles and pressured Dolphins quarterback A.J. Feeley into third quarter interception, which was returned 37 yards for touchdown by Lamont Thompson
  • At Minnesota (10/24), led team with season-high 14 tackles, including sack of Daunte Culpepper 
  • Eclipsed 500 career tackles in game
  • Against Cincinnati (10/31), led team with 13 tackles, including sack of Carson Palmer for four-yard loss in fourth quarter
  • Against Chicago (11/14), led team with 13 tackles, including first quarter sack of Craig Krenzel for 12-yard loss
  • At Jacksonville (11/21), led team with 11 tackles and helped lead defense to victory despite losing several defensive starters to injury
  • At Houston (11/28), matched season high with team-high 14 tackles, including six-yard sack of David Carr, Bulluck’s fourth sack in five games
  • At Oakland (12/19), recorded seventh career interception and first of season
  • Against Denver (12/25), tied season high with team-high 14 tackles and also intercepted Jake Plummer  pass and returned it 25 yards to set up Craig Hentrich’s 50-yard field goal as time expired in first half
  • Against Detroit (1/2), sacked Joey Harrington in first quarter, stripping ball, recovering and returning it 39 yards for touchdown and 7-0 lead.  Touchdown was fourth of career (third on fumble recovery)
 
2003:
  • Started 16 games at right outside linebacker and posted another solid season
  • Earned All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors after leading team in tackles (171) for second straight year
  • Registered eight games where he totaled double-digit tackles while leading squad in tackles six times
  • Played a major role in helping defense finish first in NFL against the run, preventing seven running backs from surpassing the 100-yard barrier who rushed for more than 1,000-yards during the regular season
  • In addition to his team-high 171 tackles, Bulluck collected three sacks, two interceptions, nine quarterback pressures, eight tackles behind the line of scrimmage, five passes defensed, a team-high five forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries
  • Against Oakland (9/7), credited with nine tackles and one pass defensed and helped limit Raiders rushing attack to 34 yards on 10 carries in 25-20 season-opening win
  • At Pittsburgh (9/28), set a career-and-season high with 19 tackles and two quarterback pressures in 30-13 win
  • At Carolina (10/19), posted nine tackles, one quarterback pressure, three stops behind line of scrimmage, one pass defensed and one fumble recovery, a fourth quarter fumble by RB DeShaun Foster, which he returned 32 yards for his first touchdown of season and third of his career
  • Against Miami (11/9), tied (Peter Sirmon) for team-lead with nine tackles and picked off his first interception of season against QB Brian Griese in fourth quarter of 31-7 win
  • Against Jacksonville (11/16), accounted for a team-high 13 tackles and forced QB Byron Leftwich to fumble on a third quarter sack
  • Against Buffalo (12/14), tallied 10 tackles and one tackle for a loss in 28-26 come-from-behind win over the Bills
  • At Houston (12/21), registered seven tackles, one pass defensed and one forced fumble, which was returned 61 yards for a touchdown by CB Samari Rolle in team’s 27-24 win
  • Against Tampa Bay in season finale (12/28), recorded a team-high nine tackles and intercepted a fourth quarter pass by QB Shaun King which resulted in a Titans touchdown three plays later in 33-13 win
  • Started at outside linebacker in both postseason games, totaling a team-high 18 tackles while helping limit NFL league leading rusher Jamal Lewis to season-low 35 yards on 14 carries in win over Baltimore (1/3)
 
2002:
  • Started all 16 games at right outside linebacker and led the club with 180 tackles – the most by any player with the franchise since 1986
  • He added 15 quarterback pressures, 10 tackles for loss, one interception, three passes defensed, one sack, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one touchdown
  • Was named All-Pro by Sports Illustrated’s Peter King, first-team All-Pro by Football Digest, second-team All-Pro by Associated Press and All-AFC by Pro Football Weekly
  • Led or tied for team high in tackles in 12 out of 16 regular season games
  • Led team with 11 tackles in AFC Divisional Playoff win against Pittsburgh (1/11)
  • Tallied then career high 16 tackles in 30-24 win at Cincinnati (10/27)
  • Posted 14 tackles in games vs. Houston (11/10), Pittsburgh (11/17), Indianapolis (12/8/02) and New England (12/16)
  • On successive plays during the Colts’ first possession (12/8), tackled Edgerrin James for one-yard loss and intercepted a Peyton Manning pass
  • Returned Peyton Manning fumble (caused by S Tank Williams) 61 yards for his second career touchdown in a 23-15 win at Indianapolis (11/3)
 
2001:
  • Saw action as a nickel linebacker, starting two games and posting 64 tackles, two interceptions, one sack, five passes defensed, eight special teams tackles and two special teams fumble recoveries
  • Intercepted passes in consecutive weeks against Baltimore (11/12) and at Cincinnati (11/18), picking off a pass from Elvis Grbac and then Jon Kitna for his third career interception
  • Posted first career sack against Rich Gannon in the team’s 13-10 win at Oakland (12/22)
 
2000:
  • Had his first NFL start against the N.Y. Giants (10/1) in a four-linebacker package
  • Recorded first career interception against Dallas quarterback Anthony Wright and returned it eight yards for first career touchdown in 31-0 win on Monday Night Football (12/25)
 
College Career:
  • Played strong safety, outside linebacker and middle linebacker at Syracuse
  • Started three seasons and recorded 375 tackles (seventh-most in school history), six sacks, three interceptions, three forced fumbles and six fumble recoveries during his career as an Orangeman
  • Named first-team All-Big East and received the Bill Horr Award as Syracuse’s most valuable player as a senior in 1999
  • Led the conference with a career-high 138 tackles as a senior
  • Earned second-team All-Big East honors with team-leading 104 tackles as a junior
  • Redshirted as a true freshman in 1995
  • Graduated with a degree in psychology
 
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