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Free Agent LB Keith Bulluck signs with the NY Giants; excited to return home

By ArtieFufkin

Bulluck signed a 1-year, $2.5 million deal with the Giants (Photo: Scott Boehm/Getty Images)

The New York Football Giants added some veteran leadership to their LB corps this weekend, signing former pro bowl LB Keith Bulluck to a 1-year, incentive-laden deal. Bulluck – who spent his entire 10-year NFL career with the Tennessee Titans, tore his ACL last season and is coming off surgery less than 7 months ago, which delayed his entry into free agency.

But after working out for the team privately on Monday, the Giants were impressed enough to offer Bulluck a contract, along with the starting MLB job.  New York is in desperate need of leadership in the middle after releasing Antonio Pierce, and if his knee holds up, Bulluck could be the perfect fit.  A pro bowl selection in 2003, Bulluck will instantly command respect in the huddle, and if nothing else could help groom some of the Giants younger LB’s like Jonathan Goff and rookie Phillip Dillard.

For his part, Bulluck – a native of New City, NY (just 25 minutes from New York City) and a Syracuse alum – is excited to return home and prove his doubters wrong.  Via Bulluck’s Twitter account (in all it’s twitter-speak glory):

It’s official yes I am a NYG…all my G fans & haters get @ me…4 the so called experts,the last time I played a full game I was def AFC player of the week. Now I’m washed up? The only thing that can stop me is an injury obviously. Please check my resime b4 u pass judgement. If ur experts u kno that…where I’m from talk is cheap,glad I get 2 come home 2 prove it. Shoutout 2 my new teammates,can’t wait@ get up!! My Titan fans I love y’all & u guys helped shape me n2 the person/player that I am & I will miss y’all till I come back in the offseason. 2 my new NYG fam we have a lot 2 prove this year & I love the fact we’ve been under the radar all offseason. Get ur minds right..I haven’t heard us mentioned @ all when they speak of the NFC East,that’s gonna change becuz we’re gonna change it! Our work will do the talk’n…damn it feels good 2 be a New York G!!! If u kno anything bout football u kno what I’m bout,if not get ready 2 have fun.

So there you go.  The contract is said to be worth as much as $2.5 million with incentives, and the Arizona Cardinals were also reportedly offering Bulluck a starting job.

But an ACL tear usually requires 2 years to fully recover, so it will be interesting to see how quickly Bulluck returns to form. For what it’s worth, this video – posted just 10 days ago – shows Bulluck changing direction at full speed, could be encouraging for Giants fans:

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