Bullard finished the 2024 season with 41 tackles (21 solo), including 1.0 sacks, and three pass breakups across 17 regular-season contests. The 31-year-old defensive tackle started all 17 games for the first time in his career and has developed into a quality defensive lineman in his three years with Minnesota after bouncing around the league with four different teams in his first six seasons. Bullard is scheduled to become a free agent again in March after playing one a one-year, $2.25 million deal in 2024.
Bullard had two total tackles and two tackles for a loss in Sunday's win over Houston. Bullard started at left defensive end and played on 23 of the defense's 67 snaps. Despite being a starter, he's playing 40% of the snaps on defense through three games as part of the defensive line rotation.
Bullard has agreed to terms on a one-year contract with the Vikings, Dane Mizutani of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports. Bullard will remain in Minnesota after posting 44 tackles, including 2.0 sacks, in 2023. Both marks were career highs for the 30-year-old Bullard. He'll likely reprise his role as a rotational piece along the defensive line in 2024 after starting 21 games for the Vikings over the past two seasons and appearing in 29.