Chase Bullock (born February 13, 1986) is a former

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. He was signed as an

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by the

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in 2009. He played

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Early life

Bullock was born in

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to parents Sharon Bullock and Fitzgerald Terry. He attended Northern High School where he was a three-year starter in football and also played basketball and ran track. In his final two years, he recorded 277 tackles, with 150 as a senior. After his final season, he was named as an All-Piedmont Conference, all-area, SuperPrep Mid-Atlantic all-region, and PrepStar all-region player. He was recruited by Clemson,

, NC State,

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, and

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.Player Bio: Chase Bullock
, University of Maryland, retrieved April 28, 2009.

College career

Bullock chose to attend the

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, where he majored in

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. He sat out

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as a

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. The following season, he played in one game where he recorded four assisted tackles against

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. In

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, he played in six games as a back-up

and in a

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role, recording six tackles. In

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, Bullock saw action in eight games at "Mike" linebacker behind Dave Philistin, but was plagued by ankle injuries. He saw action in all 13 games of the 2008 season and started one game as a "Will" linebacker. Against NC State, he recorded a career single-game high with eleven tackles after he replaced an injured Philistin.

Professional career

Arizona Cardinals

Bullock signed as an

with the

on April 27, 2009. He was waived on September 4, 2009.

New York Sentinels

Bullock signed with the

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of the United Football League in 2009.

BC Lions

In August 2010, the

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of the

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signed Bullock.Lions sign defenders Brown, Bullock
CBC, August 19, 2010.

References

External links

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Just Sports StatsUnited Football League bio
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