"Linebacker Keith Bulluck's knee injury won't be an issue when it comes to free agency, says his agent.

Bulluck, 32, tore the ACL in his left knee on Dec. 20 against the Miami Dolphins, and underwent surgery approximately a week later.

Gary Wichard, Bulluck's long-time agent, indicated that, "He's doing great. He's ahead of schedule."

In terms of the injury, Bulluck's value to the Titans and on the open market might be difficult to gauge. But Wichard does not believe that to be necessarily the case.

"To me, the ACL is not an issue. Players come back from those sorts of injuries all the time now," Wichard said. "It's not the same type of injury it was 15 or 20 years ago."

The normally loquacious Bulluck has been keeping a low profile throughout the process. He returned a request for an interview with The City Paper with a text message on Wednesday that explained he is spending all his time rehabbing the knee.

"Busy rehab'n. We'll talk when there's something 4 me 2 talk about," Bulluck said in the text.

Regarding the injury, Bulluck is fortunate that the ACL tear was the only issue, as the other ligaments in the knee were not damaged on the play where the knee buckled."