"Titans linebacker Keith Bulluck was honored Tuesday night for his commitment to giving back to Nashville the past 10 years.

In time, he'll find out if the Titans are committed to him for his work on the football field.

Right now, he admitted, it's not looking good. His contract expires soon. On March 5 he can become an unrestricted free agent.

Has he played his last down as a Titan?

"I think so,'' said Bulluck, the recipient of the Community Spirit Award during the O'Charley's Dinner of Champions at Renaissance Nashville Hotel. "I would like to stay here for sure, but I think so. It sure seems that way.''

Bulluck, who is recovering from ACL surgery on his left knee, said he never got his hopes up as the season went by without any overtures from the Titans.

It's been quiet since the end of the season, too, even while he rehabbed his knee injury at the team's training facility. Maybe everyone is already at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis, he said with a smile, "looking for a new linebacker."

Yet if this is the end, Bulluck said he's not bitter.

"I have seen guys who have been figureheads here being released,'' he said. "I prepared myself over the years for this, because I knew at some point my time would come. My time is here now. …

"I have appreciated this organization for giving me the opportunity — 29 other teams passed over me. I made the most of my opportunity here, so we'll see what happens.''

A first-round pick in 2000, Bulluck is the franchise's third-leading tackler all-time and he led the Titans in tackles six of the past eight seasons.

He suffered the ACL injury last December during a win over the Dolphins. He missed the rest of the season, ending his streak of consecutive games played at 127.

Coach Jeff Fisher said it's not necessarily the end of the line for Bulluck and the Titans, however.

"We'd like to try and create some opportunity where Keith can finish his career with us,'' Fisher said Monday night. "Regardless of whether there's been serious discussions or not, that is the sentiment of the organization."