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Keith Bulluck News & Rumors

Keith Bulluck could be perfect solution to Lions' LB shortage
July 21
Detroit Free Press
 
"For most of the off-season, speculation on how the Lions would fill one of their two holes at linebacker has centered on Stephen Tulloch, the NFL's second-leading tackler last year and a player Lions coach Jim Schwartz is familiar with from his days in Tennessee. But with the salary cap a factor and the Lions not set on moving DeAndre Levy out of the middle, another former Schwartz pupil, Keith Bulluck, has emerged as a more likely target. Bulluck made eight starts with the Giants last year after undergoing surgery on a torn anterior cruciate ligament at the end of the 2009 season. He listed the Lions as one of the teams he'd consider playing for on SiriusXM NFL Radio last month and"
Giants' Bulluck wants a bigger role -- wherever he plays
July 13
New York Post
 
"When the Giants cleaned out their lockers and headed home after a playoff-less season last January, Keith Bulluck said he appreciated the opportunity but did not want to return if it meant filling the same limited role he assumed in 2010. Bulluck half-jokingly said he would "go buy a boat" rather than play anywhere in the NFL as a part-timer. The veteran linebacker this week told The Post he wants to come back to the Giants, but he hasn't backed off his stance that he needs to play more to satisfy his competitive urges. "Definitely this year, no matter where I go, I would have to play a bigger role," Bulluck said. "I don't have to be an every-down player, but I need to play to my strengths"
LB Keith Bulluck puts Lions on his three-team wish list
June 14
Detroit Free Press
 
"If he returns for a 12th NFL season, free-agent linebacker Keith Bulluck said he wants it to be with one of three teams: the Detroit Lions, New York Giants or New England Patriots. Bulluck started eight games for the Giants last year, in his return from ACL surgery. He spent his first 10 seasons with the Tennessee Titans, where he played for Lions coach Jim Schwartz. "First and foremost, New York because they gave me an opportunity to come and continue my career, really get healthy, where I needed to be," Bulluck said when asked about his preferred landing spots in an interview today on SiriusXM NFL Radio. "Detroit. I like what Schwartz is doing up there. Last year, I wasn't prepared"
Former Pro Bowl LB Keith Bulluck expresses interest in Lions
June 14
Detroit News
 
"The Lions are in need of linebackers and a former Pro Bowl middle linebacker is in need of a team. Sounds like a good match, especially when former Titans and Giants linebacker Keith Bulluck went on a satellite radio program Monday and identified the Lions among the three teams he'd be interested in playing for. The New York Giants and New England Patriots were the others. "Bulluck loves Jim Schwartz from the Titans days," Adam Schein sent out via Twitter on Monday. Schein is the host of NFL Radio's Blitz show on Sirius-XM radio. Clearly, though, Bulluck, 34, is nearing the end of his career. He's amassed 1,108 tackles in 11 seasons, but he had just 31 in 13 games, with two"
Keith Bulluck says he won't accept limited linebacker role next season
January 4
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"It was evident where Keith Bulluck was going with the interview when he assessed his play this season by saying, "When given the opportunity I think I did everything that was asked of me on the field." The key words being, of course, "when given the opportunity." A 10-year veteran coming off ACL surgery, Bulluck signed with the Giants in July as a leading candidate to be the starting middle linebacker. But the plan changed when Jonathan Goff in the middle proved to be a better option than Clint Sintim on the outside, so Bulluck slid into Sintim's spot as the traditional strong-side linebacker. Four months later, Bulluck is reflecting on a successful season – but one with less action than"
Giants from Justin Tuck, Chris Snee to Keith Bulluck, Osi Umenyiora crushed by abrupt season ending
January 3
New York Daily News
 
"The Giants were trying not to watch the scoreboard but it was difficult to ignore the highlight being shown, accompanied by a "Green Bay Won" serenade from the Redskins fans. When Nick Collins picked off a Jay Cutler pass at Lambeau Field to punch the Packers' playoff ticket and seal the Giants' doom, there was 2:24 left in Sunday's game and a whole offseason to ponder how a 10-6 team can finish out of the playoffs. "You couldn't help but see it," defensive tackle Barry Cofield said. "And their fans were all cheering about us failing. I guess when you have no success, those are the kind of things that excite you." The Giants were trying hard to be excited by 10 wins. That was Tom"
Five who must play big in Giants' last gasp
December 31
New York Post
 
"It has all gone so terribly wrong so terribly fast that the Giants barely know what hit them as they try to arise from their stumbles for the regular-season finale against the Redskins. The Giants need help (the Bears beating the Packers) to get into the playoffs, but must help themselves by accomplishing something that at this point almost seems unattainable: Win one game. "Two weeks ago when we played Philly, I'm thinking we're gonna win the NFC East and now we're in a situation where we might not even make the playoffs," tight end Kevin Boss said yesterday. "I think we're all still hopeful we'll take care of our business and get some help from Chicago and we'd love to see Philly again"
Confident Bulluck fighting just to get in ring
October 24
New York Post
 
"Keith Bulluck knows the difference between taking up space and making a difference. He's an honest enough self-evaluator to know what he has and has not accomplished thus far with the Giants. "I haven't made any plays here yet," he said, shaking his head and opening his eyes wide. "I know I'm going to make more than one play for this team. It's just whenever it happens." And when it does finally happen? "It's over," Bulluck shot back. "I'm a different style player than they've seen here in a while. I've been saying it's easier for me to show you than tell you. I'm sticking with that." Bulluck anticipates the showing part could come tomorrow night when the Giants play at Cowboys Stadium in"
Keith Bulluck OK with limited role as long as Giants succeed using Deon Grant in three safety sets
October 24
New York Daily News
 
"Keith Bulluck was just starting to feel like his old self when he added a nasty case of turf toe to his recovering left knee. He was forced to sit out the last three games - the first time he's missed that many in his 10-year NFL career. Now, the 33-year-old linebacker is ready to return to the lineup for the Giants on Monday night in Dallas, but he's not sure how much of his old spot in the lineup remains. While Bulluck was out, the Giants had a run of success playing a three-safety alignment on defense, using mostly only two linebackers on the field at a time. That left little playing time for Bulluck's weak-side replacement, Clint Sintim. And it's not clear if, now that Bulluck is"
Lions' Jim Schwartz, Giants' Keith Bulluck have mutual admiration
October 16
Detroit Free Press
 
"Some things Lions coach Jim Schwartz will never get used to -- like seeing linebacker Keith Bulluck in a Giants uniform. "You watch him on film, he looks different in that Giants uniform, but he's still playing good and still playing strong," Schwartz said Friday. Bulluck is questionable to play against the Lions after missing the past two games with a toe injury, but he and Schwartz spoke highly of each other this week in anticipation of Sunday's reunion. Schwartz and Bulluck spent nine seasons together in Tennessee. Schwartz was linebackers coach when the Titans drafted Bulluck in the first round in 2000, and defensive coordinator when Bulluck developed into one of the best linebackers"
Kiwanuka out, Bulluck doubtful for Giants
October 2
New York Post
 
"The Giants have lost one of their prime defensive players and pass rushers for at least Sunday's game, with Mathias Kiwanuka suddenly forced to the sidelines with a bulging cervical disc. The Giants announced the news late Friday afternoon. The team said it does not know how Kiwanuka got hurt or how long he'll be out. "It's disappointing. It just feels like a stiff neck," Kiwanuka said, according to The Associated Press. "The pain is not intolerable but I want to make sure that I will be OK down the line. I have full trust in the medical staff and the trainers at the Giants. I'm going to do everything that is asked of me so when I'm cleared I'll be back and ready to go." The defensive end"
LB Keith Bulluck struggling with turf toe
October 1
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Keith Bulluck has never experienced turf toe before, so he did not know whether the injury that's been bothering him this week will sideline him for Sunday's game against the Chicago Bears. Bulluck said the injury is improving and thinks playing at night could help because it provides more time to heal, but he was still non-committal about playing. Even coach Tom Coughlin said Bulluck is "not quite there." "I have two-and-a-half more days to heal up, so I think I should be out there," Bulluck said. However, Bulluck did not fully practice on Wednesday. "I tried to go and I couldn't go," Bulluck said. "If I could have went, I would have went. There's no holding back." He suffered the injury"
Bulluck hopes he can toe line
October 1
New York Post
 
"Linebacker Keith Bulluck tried to participate in yesterday's practice but pulled himself off the field before very long. He's dealing with the first case of turf toe in his 11-year career and after missing consecutive days of practice there's no guarantee he will be ready for Sunday night's game against the Bears. "Not concerned yet because it's only Thursday," Bulluck said. "Good thing is I have two full days and a half-day to get better." Bulluck injured his toe in last week's 29-10 loss to the Titans and said he was able to stay on the field because "I guess the adrenaline and the flow of the game kind of superseded everything. After the game it was sore, then the next day and the next"
Giants' Bulluck battles toe injury; Manningham at practice
October 1
New York Post
 
"Keith Bulluck tried to get out to Giants practice Thursday, but according to Tom Coughlin "had a lot of discomfort'' and as a result pulled himself out. Bulluck said it's the first case of turf toe in his 11-year career, and after missing consecutive days of practice there's no guarantee he'll be ready for Sunday night's game against the Bears. "Not concerned yet because it's only Thursday,'' Bulluck said. "I'll do some things to rehab it tonight and try again tomorrow to practice. Good thing is I have two full days and a half-day to get better.'' Bulluck injured his toe in last week's loss to the Titans and said he was able to stay on the field because "I guess the adrenaline and the flow"
Keith Bulluck intent on taking down the Titans
September 24
Bergen Record
 
"Keith Bulluck wore the same uniform for 10 seasons, the last time coming nearly 10 months ago when he endured the worst injury he's had on the football field. In what turned out to be his final game with the Titans, Bulluck was carried off the field, having torn the ACL in his left knee in the third quarter against Miami last December. Not only was it the first significant injury of his career, the pain and anguish Bulluck was forced to deal with became part of the lasting image of his tenure in Tennessee. "In my situation, it sucks how I left because I did have an injury," said Bulluck, who signed with the Giants as a free agent. "Even if I was healthy, I don't think I would've been back"
Keith Bulluck calls out Tennessee Titans for no calls during free agency
September 23
Tennessean
 
"Titans Coach Jeff Fisher might be ready to move on, but Giants linebacker Keith Bulluck isn't ready to let go. Their differing stories were on display again Wednesday, four days before Bulluck butts heads with his old Titans teammates for the first time. This summer the Titans said publicly that they wanted Bulluck — the franchise's all-time leading tackler and a 10-year veteran — to return. They said the two sides exchanged contract numbers. Bulluck remains adamant that the Titans made no overtures, a point he was all-too-eager to reiterate while speaking with Nashville media Wednesday. "You know what, honestly that's (expletive),'' Bulluck said of the team's claims. "I was working there"
Linebacker Keith Bulluck may start on weak side for Giants; Darius Reynaud could return kicks
September 9
New York Daily News
 
"Keith Bulluck's surgically repaired knee is finally "full strength" and he's ready for a full-time role in the Giants' defense - even though he's not completely sure what that role will be. Bulluck, 33, who was signed to be the Giants' new middle linebacker, said he's "going with the assumption" that he's the starter on the weak side, which is where he's been playing for several weeks. Of course, as he learned a few weeks ago, things can always change."
Bulluck set to go outside
September 4
New York Post
 
"Two weeks ago, Keith Bulluck sounded confused about moving from middle linebacker to an outside spot, though he played weak side linebacker for a decade in Tennessee. Bulluck didn't mind the move at all, but was worried he had to start the learning process all over again. He hasn't been told anything is official, but yesterday said, "I'm just going with the assumption that I'm playing outside linebacker" and added his role "is not unclear to me, it's just I don't have a definitive answer for you." Bulluck also said this was probably the best preseason he has had because of all the mental preparation he has endured coming off left knee surgery, acclimating to a new defense and unfamiliar"
Giants linebacker Keith Bulluck works to adapt, learn terminology as he shifts outside
August 26
New York Daily News
 
"When linebacker Keith Bulluck joined the Giants over the summer, he prepared to play a middle position. In his playbook, he did not read about the outside responsibilities. That was sufficient for camp in Albany. On Monday, though, he was told he would be taking some snaps on the outside - a role he played for 10 seasons with the Titans. "It might say a lot about my learning curve," Bulluck said when asked about learning multiple positions in a new system. "Just a matter of getting in our book and studying your material." Bulluck, billed as the "The Ultimate American Footballer" on his Twitter account, was not locked into one position when he signed as a free agent. Originally thought to"
Giants' middle linebacker Keith Bulluck slides to the outside
August 25
Bergen Record
 
"Here is the Giants' version of "Who's on first?" brought to you by linebackers Michael Boley and Keith Bulluck. Boley: "Keith, tell me about this whole strong side-weak side reversal thing." Bulluck: "You know in Tennessee I played the weak side and now they call it the strong side here. It's totally different because I was always on the weak side and now they call it the strong side and it's called 'Sam' and before it was called 'Will.' You played 'Will' but now you're on the strong side and now I'm on the weak side which is called 'Sam'…" Boley: "Got it." Until Monday morning, however, defensive coordinator Perry Fewell's outside backer terminology — based on the relationship of the"
Kenny Phillips, Keith Bulluck to play in Giants' preseason game against the Steelers Saturday
August 20
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Giants safety Kenny Phillips and linebacker Keith Bulluck will play in Saturday's preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, coach Tom Coughlin said after this afternoon's practice. Phillips will return to the game action for the first time since Week 2 of last season. Bulluck is making his Giants debut, and is playing for the first time since ACL surgery seven months ago. There had been questions about Phillips' return because the safety suffered a major knee injury and had been slow to recover. "Just the fact he was out there working and he hadn't suffered any setbacks," Coughlin said about Phillips' return. "The leg was stronger, he wanted to keep doing more and the doctors"
Bulluck fosters winning feeling
August 11
New York Post
 columnist Steve Serby
"Keith Bulluck speaks openly about a horrific childhood that would have broken and scarred a much weaker child. He never knew his father. His mother abused alcohol. Her boyfriends, one of whom was his stepfather, abused her. And little Keith Bulluck was too often alone — sometimes for two days at a time — and virtually helpless. "You know your mom's getting her (butt) whupped, you know what I'm saying?" the veteran the Giants have tabbed to replace Antonio Pierce at middle linebacker was saying yesterday. "Sometimes I would try and interfere, but what can you do?" He bounced around Rockland County, living with his grandmother in West Haverstraw, with his two older brothers in Spring Valley."
Giants taking cautious approach with Keith Bulluck as he rehabs from offseason knee surgery
August 11
New York Daily News
 
"Keith Bulluck feels no pain, and that's surprising. He never expected his left knee to feel this good less than eight months after tearing his ACL. "It's scary how good it feels," Bulluck said before practice Tuesday at the University at Albany. "I see myself out there, maybe inches away from making plays that I normally make. But I'm only seven months and two weeks out of surgery. I know I'm only going to keep getting better." That's what the Giants are counting on, since they intend to have Bulluck, the former Titan, as their starting middle linebacker when the season opens in a little more than a month. They gave the 33-year-old Bulluck a one-year, $2.5 million contract after working"
Titans wanted Keith Bulluck to wait for new deal
August 1
Tennessean
 
"The Titans might have re-signed Keith Bulluck had the free-agent linebacker been more patient, Coach Jeff Fisher hinted on Friday. Bulluck, who was coming off a long recovery from knee surgery, recently signed with the New York Giants, saying he thought the Titans had closed the door. "That's hard to predict,'' Fisher said. "I mean, I guess you have to look at it from Keith's perspective. … Would he have been happy here with that deal as opposed to somewhere else? I don't know. It would be a difficult situation for me. "I do know this: If anybody is going to overcome an injury it's going to be him. He is one of those guys, a Junior Seau-type. This is not his last hurrah." Bulluck's"
Tom Coughlin confident in Keith Bulluck as a middle linebacker
July 29
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Keith Bulluck has no reservations about moving to the middle after playing weak-side linebacker for the Titans the past 10 years. Neither does Tom Coughlin, who has seen enough from Bulluck in Tennessee's nickel and dime packages to be confident the newly signed linebacker can play the middle in the base defense. "For all the sub defense he's played in his career, he's basically been the 'Mike,'" Coughlin said today during a 10-minute pre-training-camp phone conversation. "First and second down is not beyond range for him to play in there." But here's where it started to get interesting: Coughlin then began talking about Bulluck's versatility. Sure, the Giants always like their linebackers"
Giants' Keith Bulluck oozes confidence
July 27
Bergen Record
 
"Keith Bulluck has a lot on his platter. He's finishing his rehab from late-season knee surgery, joining a new team, learning a new defense and mastering a new position — the leadership-drenched middle linebacker spot. Yet, he must report to Giants' training camp in less than a week. The former Tennessee Titan is undaunted by the challenges, however. Bulluck, 33, signed a one-year deal Sunday and was in the Timex Center on Monday getting started on his new journey. The 10-year veteran suffered a torn left ACL in Week 15 of last season, an injury which kept him from testing the free agent market until the past few weeks. He said his knee is nearly 90 percent and expects to be a full go by"
Bulluck tired of hearing about Cowboys and Redskins, says Giants are contenders for Super Bowl
July 27
New York Daily News
 
"Keith Bulluck knows his new team has something to prove after last year's disaster. He just can't believe how so many people are dismissing it as a potential contender in the NFC East. "The (Giants) have talent, and they brought in talent," Bulluck, the newest Giant, said Monday on a conference call. "I know this team as a whole has something to prove. (But) for everyone to be talking about Dallas, Washington, and Philadelphia and not talking about Big Blue is absurd." It seems a little bit more so now that the Giants finally filled their most gaping hole on defense when they signed the 33-year-old Bulluck to be their middle linebacker. Bulluck, though, has a few things to prove himself,"
Bulluck Hoping to Be in Middle of Giants' Defense
July 27
New York Times
 
"The phone call from the Giants came just two weeks ago, but Keith Bulluck had his eye on them since early last season. He grew up in Rockland County, N.Y., attended Syracuse, and lives in Edgewater, N.J. He spent his entire 10-year N.F.L. career as a Tennessee Titans linebacker. But when the Titans did not give him a new contract early last year — and then did not make a move despite Bulluck's playing well last season — the Giants popped up on his radar as a potential next stop. After a workout in which he impressed coaches with the speed of his recovery from anterior cruciate ligament surgery on his left knee in December, Bulluck signed a contract on Saturday and on Monday morning was in"
Titans are in Keith Bulluck's past
July 26
Tennessean
 
"Just like the previous 10 summers, Keith Bulluck will return to Nashville today, just a few days before the start of another Titans training camp. Only today, Bulluck will be in town to pack his bags. He's headed back to New York on Wednesday, ready to join his new team, the Giants. The longtime Titans linebacker admits it's going to take some getting used to. "It's going to be a little weird at first; the Titans are the only team I've known,'' Bulluck said on Sunday night, one day after signing a one-year, $2.5 million deal with the Giants. "But I am sure I'll get over it quick. "Let's just say this is going to be a new chapter in my book. A new fire has been lit. I have always played"
Bulluck relishes Giant challenge
July 26
New York Post
 
"He needs to be here just as badly as he's needed here. That's the rationale of Keith Bulluck, the newest member of the Giants, if healthy their starting middle linebacker and a player who will never say he has been blind-sided by anything the big, bad city throws at him. "One thing about New York, you can't BS people and I'm not about that," Bulluck said yesterday. "This is what I need for me. I need to be somewhere where there are high expectations, not just from the organization but from the fans. This is another part of my challenge." Some athletes back away from New York, but Bulluck -- born and raised in Rockland County -- is embracing his return after 10 seasons establishing himself"
Giants sign veteran LB Keith Bulluck
July 25
New York Post
 
"The Giants waited until just a week before the start of training camp to address one of their most pressing needs, yesterday signing former Pro Bowl middle linebacker Keith Bulluck. The Giants beat out a late charge from the Cardinals to add Bulluck, 33, after the Suffern, N.Y., native and Syracuse product was not re-signed by the Titans because of concerns about his surgically repaired right knee. Big Blue have been in dire need of a middle linebacker since Antonio Pierce retired after last season and the team missed out on Alabama middle linebacker Rolando McClain in the first round of the draft. Bulluck — a product of Clarkstown North High School — worked out for the Giants earlier this"
No dates yet for Bulluck workouts
June 4
Tennessean
 
"Keith Bulluck's agent says he hasn't yet set any specific dates for the free agent linebacker to work out for other teams. NFL Network reported last week that Bulluck, who spent the past 10 seasons with the Titans, was three weeks away from making visits. "He told me he wants to meet with teams when he's healthy and that's what we're going to do,'' agent Gary Wichard said. "That's what we're focused on – his ability to work out for people and show what he can do. There's no hard date, but when he's ready, that's how it's going to work.'' Wichard says teams shouldn't be overly concerned about the ACL injury Bulluck suffered late last season with the Titans, given Bulluck's track record of"
Lions among teams monitoring linebacker Keith Bulluck
May 28
Detroit Free Press
 
"The Lions are among the teams monitoring linebacker Keith Bulluck, who reportedly is three weeks away from recovering from a torn knee ligament and will begin visiting teams as a free agent. "I think that he's a guy, among others, that we've had our eye on," coach Jim Schwartz said today after an organized team activity. "It just throws a little bit of a monkey wrench into it for him because he's coming off an ACL. But he's a quality player that's played for a long time in the NFL, and when he's available, I'm sure there will be a lot of teams that will be interested in him." Schwartz was Tennessee's linebackers coach in 2000 when the Titans drafted Bulluck in the first round. Schwartz"
Lions interested in free-agent linebacker Keith Bulluck
May 27
Detroit News
 
"Coach Jim Schwartz said Thursday that the Lions definitely would take a look at free-agent linebacker Keith Bulluck, who has registered 100 or more tackles in six of his 10 NFL seasons. Bulluck, 33, is reportedly three weeks from being fully back from his ACL injury and will start visiting teams around mid-June, according to the NFL Network. Schwartz was the linebackers coach in Tennessee when the Titans drafted Bulluck in the first round in 2000 out of Syracuse. Schwartz became the Titans' defensive coordinator the following season and coached Bulluck until he was named head coach in Detroit ahead of the 2009 season. Bulluck led the Titans in tackles in six of the seven seasons Schwartz"
Lions will take a look at Keith Bulluck
May 27
Michigan Live
 
"Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz on Thursday said the team would take a look at linebacker Keith Bulluck, who is an unrestricted free agent. Bulluck is coming off a serious knee injury, though, and Schwartz indicated no decision was imminent. "We don't know where he is (physically),'' Schwartz said. "He's a guy, among others, we've had our eye on.'' Bulluck, who played under Schwartz at Tennessee, would give the Lions a veteran presence at the weakside linebacker position. Right now, second-year player Zack Follett is the likely starter."
Jeff Fisher leaves door ajar for Keith Bulluck to return to Titans
May 19
Tennessean
 
"Keith Bulluck is out of sight, but Coach Jeff Fisher said the longtime Titans linebacker isn't out of mind. Bulluck, a free agent, continues to rehab from ACL surgery. And while the Titans made roster adjustments to suggest they are moving on without the 10-year pro, Fisher hasn't shut the door. "We'd love to see if there is an opportunity where Keith would be able to finish his career here,'' the coach said Tuesday. "But it is very complicated, as you know. You have an unrestricted free agent and you have an ACL rehab. "He is not ready to play now and he is not ready to pass a physical. When that time comes we'll deal with it. I am going to make an assumption that he is going to recover"
Keith Bulluck remains a possibility for Lions
April 27
Michigan Live
 
"The way Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz keeps talking about Keith Bulluck's knee surgery, you'd certainly get the impression the Lions aren't interested in signing him as a free agent. But I'm a little suspicious. The reason: Every time I've asked Schwartz about Bulluck, a former Tennessee Titans' outside linebacker, the coach has talked about the knee injury and nothing else. In the half-dozen times I've asked Schwartz about it, he never has said, "No, we're not interested'' or "That's unlikely'' or "He doesn't really fit our plans.'' All he ever has talked about is the knee injury and never in any concrete terms. He just says, "He's got a knee'' or "He's got an ACL.'' The Lions have"
Will Schwartz pay visit to Bulluck next?
March 6
Tennessean
 
"Keith Bulluck might want to move his Doberman Pinschers inside. You never know where Jim Schwartz might be lurking. The Lions coach and former Titans defensive coordinator paid defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch a visit just as the free-agent market opened on Thursday night. So now it won't be a complete surprise if he makes a similar recruiting pitch to Bulluck. Bulluck, of course, is still recovering from knee surgery, so he has plenty of time to make a decision. There's no sense of urgency on either side right now, but I almost expect the Lions to make a run at Bulluck at some point."
Titans talk to Keith Bulluck's agent
February 26
Tennessean
 
"The Titans are interested in keeping Keith Bulluck — at least that's what General Manager Mike Reinfeldt told the veteran linebacker's agent Thursday. It was their first discussion since the end of the season. Agent Gary Wichard in turn told Reinfeldt he plans to keep an open line of communication with the Titans throughout free agency. Bulluck, who is recovering from ACL surgery, is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent March 5. "We will figure this out when it is time to figure it out, the way most deals work," Wichard said. "They are interested in keeping him and we'll see the end result.''"
Titans finally contact Bulluck's agent
February 26
Nashville City Paper
 
"The Tennessee Titans finally reached out to the agent for linebacker Keith Bulluck here at the NFL Combine, but that shouldn't necessarily be regarded as a sign of a return to Nashville for the 10-year veteran. Gary Wichard, who represents Bulluck, said Thursday he spoke to Titans general manager Mike Reinfeldt about the veteran linebacker's impending free agency. "Mike called me and left a message, and I returned his call," Wichard said. "We're going to keep the lines of communication open. Right now, the Titans are one of 32, and that's the extent of it. I never put any percentages on anything." Bulluck is still expected to enter the market when the free-agent period opens on March 5."
Keith Bulluck feels future isn't with Titans
February 24
Tennessean
 
"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"
Agent: Knee injury won't be free agent issue for Bulluck
February 17
Nashville City Paper
 
"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"
Keith Bulluck awaits call from Titans
February 17
Tennessean
 
"Linebacker Keith Bulluck remains in the dark. The 10th-year pro is scheduled to become a free agent in less than three weeks, and the Titans haven't expressed an interest in keeping him, his agent said Tuesday. "It's all up to them — that is their deal, they sign the checks,'' agent Gary Wichard said about the Titans. "Who they want on the football field is up to them, not up to us. They have to figure out what they want to do as a team and right now they've given us nothing to think about. I have no idea what they are going to do.'' Bulluck is recovering from ACL surgery. All indications are his rehab is on schedule. "Rehab is go'n gr8,'' Bulluck said in a text message Tuesday. "Nothin 2"
Dwight Freeney makes pitch for Keith Bulluck
February 4
Tennessean
 
"If the Titans don't re-sign Keith Bulluck, All-Pro defensive end Dwight Freeney would like to see the veteran linebacker finish his career with the Colts. "To have a guy who has the experience that he does around the locker room … that would be a tremendous help,'' Freeney said Wednesday. Bulluck and Freeney were teammates at Syracuse and remain friends. Bulluck, recovering from ACL surgery, is slated to become a free agent in March if the Titans don't re-sign him. "He is a tremendous athlete, tremendous talent, and a great guy off the field and I am definitely pulling for him, hoping that his knee comes back together, which I know it will," Freeney said. "Keith has worked so hard at what"
Knee injury won't hurt Keith Bulluck's asking price
January 2
Tennessean
 
"By now you've probably heard the theory about linebacker Keith Bulluck, and how the Titans might benefit from his season-ending knee injury.

It goes like this: As a free agent coming off a torn ACL, teams might be less willing to throw money at him, so the Titans could re-sign him at a bargain price. The 10th-year pro's agent isn't buying it. "I'm not concerned or worried about anything in regard to Keith,'' Gary Wichard said. "Every guy's running around with some kind of scar on him. He'll be in great shape, work hard, and be ready to go. And he'll be a highly paid player next year, too. Plenty of people know about Keith Bulluck and what he can do.'' Bulluck"

Bulluck ready to prove doubters wrong
December 23
Tennessean
 
"Titans linebacker Keith Bulluck says it would be a mistake to count him out now. Yes, he's scheduled for knee surgery to repair a torn ACL. And yes, he'll turn 33 in April. "But people said I was 32 (heading into this season) and I did nothing but play my typical football for my spot,'' Bulluck said of those who questioned him heading into his 10th NFL season. "Coming off a knee injury, I know people will doubt me, but I have always said what I love about this league is each year you have to prove yourself. So I feel I have to prove myself every year, knee injury or no knee injury and this will push me to that limit that a lot of people couldn't understand.'' Bulluck leads the Titans in"
Keith Bulluck: 'I don't know' about future
December 23
Tennessean
 
"Keith Bulluck never envisioned a parade or a salute on the LP Field video screens. But if this was it — if the veteran linebacker has in fact played his last game as a Titan — he never thought it would end with him grimacing in pain, helped off the field because of a season-ending knee injury. "It's unfortunate," Bulluck said Tuesday night. "My football season is over right now. I have to get surgery, and I am not under contract with any team. So I don't know what's going to happen next. "But you know what? I still like my odds, and I always bet on myself. I'm a born winner. I have been in too many situations in my 32 years to lose. Things are going to work out for me. I'll be all right.''"
Keith Bulluck to have tests on knee
December 21
Tennessean
 
"The sight of Keith Bulluck in the lineup Sunday was nothing new. It was the 127th consecutive start for the 10th-year Titans linebacker. The sight of him leaving the field with an injury was different, and painful, for his teammates. Bulluck needed assistance getting to the sideline after he hurt his left knee in the third quarter of Sunday's game against the Dolphins. He did not return, and the Titans called it a "knee sprain." Bulluck, who was not available for comment after the game, is set to undergo further tests today to determine the extent of the injury, Coach Jeff Fisher said. "It is different when he's not out there,'' defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch said. "He is the leader of"
Bulluck suffers knee injury in Titans' game
December 21
Nashville City Paper
 
"Linebacker Keith Bulluck, a 10-year veteran, left Sunday's game with the Miami Dolphins with a left knee sprain with 5:45 remaining in the third quarter. Bulluck's knee buckled on a running play by the Dolphins' Lex Hilliard. Sunday marked the 127th consecutive start for Bulluck."