Tim Bulman
Encyclopedia
Timothy Ryan Bulman is an American football
defensive end
for the Houston Texans
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
.
(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.
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.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
defensive end
Defensive end
Defensive end is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football.This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations have substantially changed how the position is played over the years...
for the Houston Texans
Houston Texans
The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas. The team is currently a member of the Southern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
of the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. He was originally signed by the Arizona Cardinals
Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played for Boston College
Boston College Eagles football
The Boston College Eagles football team is the collegiate football program of Boston College. The team is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, a Division I Bowl Subdivision league governed by the NCAA. Within the ACC, the Eagles are one of six teams in the Atlantic Division...
.
Early years
He attended Boston College High SchoolBoston College High School
Founded in 1863, Boston College High School is an all-male Jesuit Roman Catholic college preparatory secondary school with historical ties to Boston College. It has an enrollment in grades 7-12 of approximately 1,500 students and is located on a campus on Morrissey Boulevard in the Dorchester...
(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 ConferenceBig East Conference
The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the eastern half of the United States. The conference's 17 members participate in 24 NCAA sports...
choice as a senior in 2004. As a senior he received BC's Scanlan Award
Scanlan Award
The Thomas F. Scanlan Memorial Trophy is an award given by the Boston College Varsity Club to the senior football player outstanding in scholarship, leadership, and athletic ability.- Winners :*1947: Vic Palladino, guard*1948: Tom Brennan, running back...
, 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.