Tennessee linebacker Keith Bulluck’s torn left anterior cruciate ligament will cause him to be put on injury reserve list and miss the rest of the season, and a shoulder surgery will end outside linebacker David Thornton’s season in the same way.
Coach Jeff Fisher announced Monday that test results show Bulluck tore his left ACL in the third quarter of their 27-24 overtime victory over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday in what might have been his final game in Titans jersey as the tackle is in the final year of his contract. The Titans were placing him on injured reserve Monday, and Bulluck will have surgery within two weeks.
As a 10-year veteran, Bulluck is the franchise’s top tackler this season. He made his 127th consecutive start against the Dolphins, second only to only London Fletcher of the Washington Redskins among linebackers. He also led the team in tackles last season and had a team-high 113 tackles going into the game with the Dolphins.
Rookie Gerald McRath has started three games this season for Thornton and may continue to keep the job. Colin Allred, a second-year player out of Baylor, will replace Bulluck at linebacker. Middle linebacker Stephen Tulloch will call the defensive play calls and wear the helmet communication device, all previously Bulluck’s job as starter, just as he did after Bulluck was injured.
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