Titans Insider: Former Titan Keith Bulluck enoying life after football
01-26-2012 10:50 AM
Former Titans linebacker Keith Bulluck ended up enjoying his first year away from football in more than 20 years more than he thought he would.
Bulluck didn’t play this past fall after playing 11 NFL seasons. He played for theTitans from 2000-09, and*played in 2010 with the Giants, but wasn’t signed by anyone after that season.
So, for the first time since he was 10 years old, he took it easy.
“I’ve been living and loving life, you know?,’’ Bulluck said on Wednesday. “It’s the first time in a long time I haven’t had a schedule, or training to do. So I am taking advantage of that. It’s been cool.’’
Bulluck recently returned from a trip overseas with former college teammate and current Indianapolis Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney. The two visited parts of New Zealand and Australia.
He has no plans to resume his football career after a year off.
“A year removed, I really have no interest in coming back to play,’’ Bulluck said. “I am comfortable with the position I am in. I definitely had closure. I had a great 10-year career in Tennessee, and to finish with my hometown team, the New York Giants, that was great. Even though I wasn’t in the role I wanted to be in at the end, I had closure. I’m happy with the career I had.”
Bulluck plans to watch Super Bowl XLVI next week, when he’ll pull for his old team against the New England Patriots. He still has plenty of friends on the team.
Bulluck started 130 games with Titans from 2000-09 and had 1,265 tackles and 19 interceptions. A knee injury ended Bulluck’s 2009 season, and the Titans didn’t resign him.
“When I played I feel like I was one of the best at my positions,’’ he said. “I take pride in the fact I was never a bad football player. People later in their career, their game starts to go down. I just got hurt.”
