Marc Bulger

At 47 years old, Marc Bulger has this physical status:

Marc Robert Bulger (born April 5, 1977) is a retired American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons, the majority of which was with the St. Louis Rams.

He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft and spent time with the Atlanta Falcons before joining the Rams and later serving as a backup quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens.

Bulger, on the other hand, has never played a single season game for any of the Saints, Falcons, or Ravens.

Personal life

Bulger was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Sacred Heart Middle School and Central Catholic High School in Pittsburgh. He comes from a family of collegiate athletes. Jim, Jim's father, was a quarterback for Notre Dame from 1970 to 1973. Jim was on the Notre Dame golf team, sister Kate was drafted into the WNBA, and Meg, his youngest brother, was a standout guard for his alma mater, West Virginia. Bulger married Mavis Armbruster and has two children. His mother is of Irish descent. He now lives in Brentwood, Tennessee, as of 2017.

Bulger has taken up curling since retirement. He competed in the 2018 Curl Mesabi Classic, which is part of the World Curling Tour. He threw lead rocks for the John Benton team, which also included fellow football player Jared Allen.

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College career

Bulger played college football at West Virginia University. He was a sport administration specialist.

Professional career

Bulger was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft, 168th overall, and spent time with the team before being waived. He was the fifth quarterback in the draft and one of the six selected before Tom Brady.

Bulger spent two weeks with the Atlanta Falcons' practice squad before the 2000 season.

Bulger was re-signed by the Rams on January 12, 2001 after spending time on the St. Louis Rams' practice squad late in the 2000 season. Bulger did not appear in any games during his rookie season with the Rams; he was inactive as the third quarterback for 16 regular season games and all three playoff games.

Bulger filled in in for an injured Jamie Martin, who had been filling in for the injured Kurt Warner in 2002. Bulger finished the season with a 6–0 record in games that he started and finished, but he was hurt early in a game against the Seattle Seahawks, and the Rams ended the season at 7–9.

Bulger started the 2003 season as Warner's back-up, but was promoted to No. 68. In a loss to the New York Giants in the first week, Warner made five turnovers and sustained a concussion. Bulger led the Rams to a 12–4 regular season record and a first-round bye. In the divisional round of the playoffs, the Rams lost a double-overtime thriller to the eventual NFC Champion Carolina Panthers. Bulger was the game's MVP in the Pro Bowl.

Bulger's 2003 appearance solidified his status as the Rams' starting quarterback. Warner was announced in June 2004, and the Rams subsequently agreed to a four-year, $19.1 million contract for Bulger. In 2004, the Rams barely lost the division to the heavily favored Seattle Seahawks while still retaining the division, but they did get a wild-card spot in a mediocre NFC.

In the wild-card round, the Rams defeated Seattle for the third time, but by a wide 17–47 margin in the Divisional Round the following week.

Bulger sustained his right shoulder against the Indianapolis Colts on October 17. After missing two games, he returned to action against the Arizona Cardinals on November 20 where he re-injured his shoulder. In 2005, he was put on IR on Christmas Day. He finished the 2005 season with 14 Touchdowns, 9 interceptions, and a 94.4 passer rating.

Bulger reached 1,000 completions in a game against the Denver Broncos on September 10, 2006. Bulger did this in 45 games, two games less than ex-Rams QB Kurt Warner. Drew Bledsoe and Peyton Manning played 48 games, but Dan Marino took 49.

Bulger signed a six-year, $62.5 million contract extension with the Rams on July 28, 2007, making him the highest-paid player in the Rams history. The deal put him in a group of six quarterbacks making more than $200,000 a year or more. Bulger's one-year deal on a four-year, $19.1 million contract had him out for $4 million in 2007. Bulger was plagued with injuries throughout the entire season, as had the entire team. For the first time in his career, injuries on the offensive line came into play as he threw more interceptions than touchdowns. He was one of the season's biggest disappointments, with the Rams losing 3-13.

Bulger lost his starting role to Trent Green on September 23, 2008. However, seven days later, new head coach Jim Haslett named Marc Bulger as the starting quarterback for the remainder of the season. Haslett took the lead in the first half when the Jets took a 40–0 lead in the first half, with four first half Rams turnovers.

He was brought back to the starting quarterback a week later. His numbers improved marginally as the year progressed, but he nonetheless put in another disappointing season, with more interceptions than touchdowns and decreasing completion rates.

Bulger was released on season-ending injured reserve on December 26, 2009, the Rams' season-worst 1–15 record and a 6–42 record for the three seasons from 2007 to 2009. During the 2009 season, he had only five touchdown passes, but his stats stayed where they had been in 2007 and 2008, except for an improved interception rate of 2.4 percent vis-à-vis 4 percent.

Bulger's 33rd birthday was asked for and was granted his freedom by the Rams on April 5, 2010.

Bulger and the Baltimore Ravens signed a one-year, $3.8 million contract that also included the possibility of raising the price to $5.8 million through incentives on June 23, 2010. Bulger, on the other hand, spent the entire season supporting Joe Flacco and never played a single snap.

Bulger resigned from football on August 2, 2011, despite that many clubs were keen on signing him.

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