However, this exceptionally talented player could not match up to people’s expectations. His once-promising career went downhill because of a number of severe injuries that he had to endure, as well as the changes to the coaching staff. He spent nine years of his career in St. Louis. After leaving St. Louis, Baltimore signed him for a year as a backup, though he never set foot in the field again.
Bulger’s fans were quite disappointed after his retirement. However, the player has a content personal life; he lives on a lush, sprawling farm in Southeast Missouri with his wife and children. He got himself engaged in maintaining the farm almost on a daily basis and later founded the Marc Bulger Foundation. It helps other organizations that help veterans and children financially.
It's All In The Family
Quinn’s life outside the field spells a different story altogether. He tied the knot with Alicia Sacramone, who is an Olympic silver medalist in gymnastics.
The 3rd and Goal Foundation, run by him, is a non-profit organization that helps veterans to find housing and lodging. Apart from remaining busy in his organization, Quinn can often be seen as a television analyst on Fox.
Marc Bulger
The way Bulger climbed the stairs of stardom was unexpected for the world but no less remarkable in so many ways! Though he was drafted by the Saints in the 6th round out of West Virginia in 2000, he got waived before the end of the season. Again, Atlanta signed him as a practice squad player and then got waived. Ultimately, at the end of everything, the world saw him getting accepted in St. Louis, where he began as a practice squad player and then got promoted to backup. But his career melted down due to a long list of recurring injuries, due to which he left football and went into the starting lineup.
Bulger was named to 2 Pro Bowl teams and retained his starting job. It was at this time that he lead the Rams into playoffs on two occasions. To his credit, Bulger holds the record of the fastest quarterback in NFL history to reach one thousand completions. This completion impressed the higher authorities so much so that this former backup player earned himself a new contract! Because of his striking numbers, Bulger was the highest-paid player in the history of the Rams.
David Garrard
If you are a fan of the Jacksonville Jaguars, then you definitely know Garrard as the star of the team! However, he could hold the spot only for a number of seasons and was a Pro Bowler during the 2009 season. In 2002, the East Carolina University drafted him out in the 4th round. He started his career in a bit bumpy way and started on the field as a backup to Byron Leftwich.
Beginning his time as a backup, he initially thought that luck did not favor him, but little did he know how injury-prone Leftwich was! The world got acquainted with the talents of Garrard on multiple occasions when Leftwich got injured, and he had to play instead of Leftwich season after season.
2010 Was The Final One
Eventually, Garrard was offered the starting job, but he could not rise far because of the multiple times he had to face injury because of a decimated and inept offensive line. As everyone knows the Jaguars has been one of the most incompetent franchises of the NFL, they released Garrard in 2011 and chose Blaine Gabbert as his successor. However, this pick was not suitable at all and crashed almost immediately. He played for the last time in the league in 2010. Though later he signed with two other teams as a free agent, his recurring injuries did not allow him to suit up ever again.
Garrard did not give in to lethargy to take over him after his retirement. To maintain his NFL-fit body, he started his own lineup of fitness centers. He owns quite a number of Retro Fitness gyms and claims that being the head of a business is the greatest feeling ever. The man had to face hardships his entire life, for he had Crohn’s disease. Garrard has been quite active in raising awareness against this disease and the battles that anyone might have to go through. He declares himself to be a proud mentor for children and professional athletes all over America, including NBA player Larry Nance Jr.