Tremendous Titans: Keith Bulluck
Coined Mr. Monday Night, Keith Bulluck is arguably the most beloved Linebacker in Titans franchise history. Bulluck gave relentless effort, and his production was unquestionably impressive. The Titans selected Bulluck with the 30th overall selection in the 2000 NFL Draft. He spent the next decade with the two-tone blue and became a fan favorite. Some […]
Coined Mr. Monday Night, Keith Bulluck is arguably the most beloved Linebacker in Titans franchise history. Bulluck gave relentless effort, and his production was unquestionably impressive.
The Titans selected Bulluck with the 30th overall selection in the 2000 NFL Draft. He spent the next decade with the two-tone blue and became a fan favorite.
Some teams and their scouts were enamored with Bulluck's versatility during that year's draft process. You can count the Titans as a part of that group. Bulluck saw time at Strong Safety, Middle Linebacker, and Outside Linebacker while at Syracuse. His versatility showed up at the next level with Tennessee as well.
He truly was a chess piece for the Titans.
He played in 157 games for the Titans, starting in 130 of them. The Titans legend was a tackling machine. Bulluck totaled 100+ solo tackles five times in his career. Also, he led the league in tackles combined in 2004 with 152 of them. He's 28th all-time in NFL history with 811 tackles.
While he wasn't the most productive sack-getter, Bulluck was still a menace in the backfield. He may be one of the most underrated run defenders in NFL history. Between 4 seasons from 2002 to 2005, Bulluck had 39 tackles for loss. Running backs did not enjoy seeing him.
The Orange product was very sharp in pass coverage for a linebacker, too. Bulluck had 21 interceptions and 72 passes defended in his time with the Titans. That's very impressive for a guy that played run defense so well.
The defense undoubtedly played better when Bulluck was on the field.
Off the field, he's been extremely active as well.
In August of 2020, Bulluck opened a Just Love Coffee Cafe shop in Franklin, Tennessee. He even worked there at times, as he wanted to give people in the Nashville community a safe, enjoyable time during the pandemic. His philanthropic work showed up throughout his career with Tennessee and continues to this day.
For more info on his coffee shop endeavors, check out this piece on the Tennessean. http://https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/williamson/2020/08/10/tennessee-titan-keith-bulluck-just-love-coffee-franklin-tn/5547234002/
Speaking of active, he's quite literally been that as well since he hung up his football cleats. Just in a little bit different of a sport.
On a serious note, it'll be tough for any Linebacker to ever overtake Bulluck's legacy as a Titan. The team and fanbase were certainly lucky to have him.
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