Marc Bulger
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| Marc Bulger | |
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| Date of birth | April 5, 1977 (age 30) |
| Place of birth |  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 212 lb (96 kg) |
| Position(s) | QB |
| College | West Virginia |
| NFL Draft | 2000 / Round 6 / Pick 168 |
| Career Highlights | |
| Pro Bowls | 2004, 2007 |
| Awards | 2004 Pro Bowl MVP |
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| Team(s) | |
| 2001–present | St. Louis Rams |
Marc Robert Bulger (born April 5, 1977 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American football player and the St. Louis Rams' starting quarterback. He was voted MVP of the 2004 Pro Bowl.
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[edit] High School Years
Bulger attended Central Catholic High School in Pittsburgh and was a standout in football, basketball, baseball, and golf. In football, he passed for 1662 yards as a senior and lead Pennsylvania past Ohio in the annual "Big 33" All-Star game in 1995.
[edit] College and pro career
Bulger set 25 passing records at West Virginia University, and won the MVP in the 1998 Insight.com Bowl.
Bulger was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the sixth round (168th overall) of the 2000 NFL draft. Bulger attended the Saints' training camp in 2000, and spent a couple weeks on the Atlanta Falcons and St. Louis Rams practice squads. He was signed by the St. Louis Rams on January 12, 2001. Bulger did not see action in any contests during his first season with the Rams; he was inactive as the third quarterback for 16 regular season games and all three postseason contests. In 2002, after the Rams started 0-5, Bulger filled in for an injured Jamie Martin, who had been filling in for the injured Kurt Warner, and finished the season with a 6-0 record in games that he both started and finished, but Bulger was injured early in a game against the Seattle Seahawks and the Rams ended the season at 7-9. In 2003, Bulger helped lead the Rams to a regular-season record of 12-4 and the division championship; the Rams lost to the Carolina Panthers in the second round of the playoffs after having earned a bye in the first round. In June of 2004, Warner was released and Bulger was named the Rams' starting quarterback; Bulger was also MVP of the 2004 Pro Bowl. After the 2006 season, Bulger was selected as a reserve the Pro Bowl, after recording an NFL-best 8 games with a quarterback passing rating of more than 100. It marked the second time that he was voted to the NFL's version of an "All-Star" game.
Among NFL quarterbacks with at least 1,500 passing attempts, his 64.4 career completion percentage ranks third highest all-time, behind only Kurt Warner's 65.6% and Chad Pennington's 65.1%.
Bulger comes from an impressive family of athletes. His father, Jim, was quarterback for Notre Dame from 1970 to 1973. Marc’s brother Jim golfed for the Fighting Irish, sister Kate was drafted into the WNBA, and youngest sister Meg is a standout guard for West Virginia University.
[edit] Record
On Sunday 10th September 2006 in a game against the Denver Broncos, which they went on to win 18-10, Marc Bulger reached 1,000 completions faster than any quarterback in NFL history. Bulger got there in 45 games, two games sooner than ex-Rams QB Kurt Warner. Drew Bledsoe and Peyton Manning needed 48 games, and it took Dan Marino 49.[citation needed]
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| Preceded by Kurt Warner |
St. Louis Rams Starting Quarterbacks 2002- |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
Categories: Articles with unsourced statements since February 2007 | All articles with unsourced statements | 1977 births | Living people | American football quarterbacks | Big 33 Football Classic alumni | National Conference Pro Bowl players | St. Louis Rams players | Sportspeople from Pittsburgh | West Virginia Mountaineers football players
