EAGLES GAME NOTES

50 LB | STEPHEN TULLOCH
VITALS
Height: 5-11
Weight: 245
Date Of Birth: January 1, 1985
Hometown: Miami, FL
HS: Miami Killian (Miami, FL)
College: N.C. State
NFL Experience: 11th Year
Acquired: FA 2016
Draft Pick: D4b-06 (116th
overall) by Tennessee
TEAM’S LEADING
TACKLER
2009 - Tennessee Titans 132
2010 - Tennessee Titans 169
2011 - Detroit Lions 111
2012 - Detroit Lions 112
2013 - Detroit Lions 135
2015 - Detroit Lions 107
THREE-STEP DROP
If he could play another sport what team/position: Shooting guard
for the Miami Heat
Biggest pet peeve: A person with no ambition
First jersey owned: Ray Lewis, Ravens
Favorite TV show: Breaking Bad
First job: At a jet ski rental company in Key Biscayne, FL
Favorite meal: Oxtail
Favorite cereal: Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Three favorite throwback jerseys: Mike Singletary, Bears;
Walter Payton, Bears; Reggie White, Eagles
Nickname: Tully
Stephen Tulloch signed a one-year contract with
the Eagles on August 23, 2016, after spending the
previous five seasons with the Detroit Lions. Tulloch
was originally drafted by Tennessee in the fourth
round in 2006 and has played under Eagles defensive
coordinator Jim Schwartz both in Tennessee and
Detroit. The 11-year veteran has played in every
game of his NFL career with the exception of his 2014
season, which was cut short due to a knee injury.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• Finished as Detroit’s leading tackler in four of his
five seasons with the club (2011-13, 2015), recording
at least 100 tackles in each of those campaigns
• Led the Titans defense in tackles in 2009 and
2010. His career-high 169 tackles in 2010 is still
the highest total for the Titans since Keith Bulluck
recorded 171 in 2004
BIRDSEED
• Inspired by his mother, Mercedes, a single mother
who raised Stephen and his seven older brothers
and sisters while working as a nurse. “She always
found ways to help others despite all that she was
going through. That carried with me as I began my
NFL career.” As a result, he began the The Stephen
Tulloch Foundation in 2009. The foundation helps
underprivileged youth with opportunities to be successful
and works to provide them with the same
opportunities as other children. His goal is to supply
youth with the essentials to build self-esteem,
establish their goals, and help unlock their potential.
For more info: Tulloch55.com
• His support of cancer initiatives through his foundation
is inspired in part by his high school teammate,
John Jerret, who passed away from cancer
when Tulluch was just 18. “It really woke me up and
I knew from that moment on that I wanted to pay it
forward in honor of him.”
• Attended N.C. State with four of his high school
teammates - three of which who went on to be
drafted in the NFL (he, Andre Maddox, Pat Thomas)
• Grew up admiring many undersized linebackers
such as Mike Singletary, London Fletcher, Zach
Thomas and Dexter Coakley. “I would watch highlights
and would Google them every week to see
how they played”
• Began playing football at the age of 5 for the Kendall
Hammocks Warriors as a running back
THE LITTLE LINEBACKER
Tulloch launched a
children’s book that he
wrote with Maria Dismondy
in 2015. “Growing
up I was always told
I was too small or too
slow to make it to the
next level of football
and I thought that sharing
my story through a
children’s book would
be a great way to inspire
young children”