Brian Bulcke (born April 27, 1987) is a professional Canadian football
defensive lineman
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Edmonton Eskimos
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in the 2010 CFL Draft and, after having his rights traded, signed with the Calgary Stampeders on September 11, 2011 after finishing his college eligibility and trying out for the
NFL
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Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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on February 15, 2013.
Bulcke played
college football
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Unlike most ...
for the
Stanford Cardinal
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.
Early years
Regarded as one of the top three prospects in Canada, Bulcke played defensive and offensive line for Ecole Secondaire L'Essor and Saint Anne Catholic High School in Tecumseh, Ontario. He was a 4-year starter on both sides of the ball and served as team captain as a senior. Bulcke was named All-Ontario offensive guard by Weir's Magazine as well as the conference defensive MVP as a senior after finishing the year with 54 tackles and 7 sacks. Bulcke was the youngest defensive starter on Team Ontario's 2004 Canada Cup team. He also played four years with the Essex Ravens of the Ontario Varsity Football League where he accounted for 57 tackles and a league-leading 9.5 sacks while being named the province's defensive lineman of the year.
College career
As a true freshman, Bulcke began his career at Stanford as a middle linebacker and registered a career-high 14 tackles vs. the
Navy Midshipmen
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2011
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, where he played for parts of two seasons. Bulcke signed with
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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in 2013 where he helped lead the team to an appearance in the
101st Grey Cup
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. He played in eight games with the Tiger-Cats in the 2014 season before sustaining a season-ending injury in a game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
On February 11, 2016, Bulcke signed with the Toronto Argonauts as a free agent. He was released by the Argos on August 18, 2016, after playing in one game for the club.