Tim Bulman
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| Born: | October 31, 1982 Washington, DC | ||||||||
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| College: | Boston College | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2005 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2011 | |||||||||
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Timothy Ryan Bulman (born October 31, 1982 in Washington, DC) is an American football defensive end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played for Boston College.
Early years
He attended Boston College High School (Dorchester, Mass.) and was a Super Prep All-American pick as a senior defensive tackle for the Eagles…Boston Globe Division I Player of the Year in 2000 and captured Catholic Conference MVP honors that season. He was a two-time Catholic Conference All-Star and selected as an Eastern Massachusetts Division I All- Star…recorded 17.0 sacks in his senior season and finished his career with 36.5 sacks in three seasons, while serving as team captain.
College career
Bulman played 49 games for Boston College, started 21 times and made 160 tackles (111 solos) with 10.5 sacks, 38 stops for losses and 36 quarterback pressures, and caused and recovered two fumbles, blocked a kick and batted away 17 passes He was Second-team All-Big East Conference choice as a senior in 2004. As a senior he received BC's Scanlan Award, the highest honor awarded to a Boston College football player for all-around excellence as an athlete, scholar and member of the community. He was named tri-captain of the team in 2004.
Professional career
Arizona Cardinals
Signed as undrafted free agent by Arizona Cardinals on April 25, 2005. As a rookie free agent, attended training camp with the Cardinals before being released and then signed to the practice squad. He was promoted from the practice squad after injuries decimated the defensive line and played significantly the rest of the season. He was released by Cardinals on Sept. 2, 2006.
Houston Texans
He was signed to Houston Texans practice squad on October 10, 2006 and activated from Texans' practice squad on December 23, 2006. He had no statistics in 2006. In 2007 he played two games with the Texans and made 3 tackles. In 2008 he played 14 games with no starts. He recorded the second highest recording of sacks with 4. He was released on September 14, 2011 to make room on the roster for wide receiver David Anderson. He was re-signed on September 16.
New England Patriots
On July 25th, 2012, Bulman signed a 1 year deal to fill the final roster spot of the New England Patriots. [1]