Melvin Bullitt gets second round tender

by Brad Wells on Mar 4, 2010 6:18 PM EST in Colts News

If someone else wants Colts restricted free agent Melvin Bullitt, they will have to fork over a ton of money and a second round pick to get him:

Indy gave Bullitt a second-round tender, agent Leonard Roth confirmed in an e-mail to The Associated Press. The Colts did not have any comment.

Bullitt has become an increasingly important cog in the Colts defense, starting in place of the oft-injured Bob Sanders. In 2008, he had two interceptions to seal victories and last year, with Sanders unable to play in 14 games, Bullitt wound up fifth on the team with 72 tackles. He also made the fourth-down stop against New England that gave Peyton Manning a chance to rally the Colts in the final two minutes.

Melvin Bullitt is one of the top safeties in the AFC. If Bob Sanders is (finally) able to play a full season in 2010, the Colts will have the best trio of safeties in all of football.

Tip to ColtsfanIL

Tweet Comment 10 comments | 0 recs |

Do you like this story?

Comments

Huzzah!

Insert Clever Statement Here

by MrNFL on Mar 4, 2010 6:21 PM EST reply actions

Same thing with CJ

"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics."
-Mark Twain

by Colts Homer on Mar 4, 2010 6:51 PM EST reply actions

Yeah, I just saw that.

Charlie Johnson received a second round tender. I don’t know if that’s been said yet on this site. What do you think of this news?

by coltsfanawalt on Mar 4, 2010 7:54 PM EST up reply actions

1. the Colts invested a lot in him in terms of teaching him the complex language of being on our O-Line
2. he was capable – though not excellent – at LT; good insurance policy
3. apparently his “natural” position is RT (?), so he could move back if we manage to land a franchise LT (coughGaithercough) in the offseason

How can you not love a team that does this?

by LovinBlue on Mar 4, 2010 7:57 PM EST up reply actions

Plus

I wouldn’t weep too hard if we got a second round pick for him, especially if it’s an early second.

by coltsfanawalt on Mar 4, 2010 8:23 PM EST up reply actions

Sounds good.

I’d take a second round pick for CJ.

"I am in favor of censorship ‐ not against what is supposed to be sexy or dirty, but against what is idiotic." -Jean Renoir

Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: In an exothermic reaction, heat is a product.

Thank you, Chem 116, for teaching me stuff I already learned in high school chemistry. I always enjoy having my time wasted.

by Cassieper on Mar 5, 2010 2:53 PM EST up reply actions

Good stuff.

"Fans are the only ones who really care. There are no free-agent fans." - Dick Young
Movie Quote of the Week: "I must be crazy to be in a loony bin like this."

by NYKings on Mar 4, 2010 7:50 PM EST reply actions