Personal
He wears the No. 33 in honor of his father, Jerry Bullitt, who wore the number as a linebacker at Texas A&M. When asked about his number, Bullitt stated: "I kind of feel like when I'm wearing (No. 33), a piece of my dad is with me when I'm on the field." Teammate Dominic Rhodes previously wore the same number for six seasons from 2001–2006 before playing the 2007 season for the Oakland Raiders. Once Rhodes returned to the Colts prior to the 2008 season, he tried to get the number back and even offered Bullitt serious money for it, but to no avail.
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