Melvin Bullittt emerges as key player for Colts

Veteran safety Melvin Bullitt has quietly emerged as one of the most important players on the Indianapolis Colts' defense.

He has solidified the safety position as a hard-nosed tackler while former NFL Defensive Player of the Year Bob Sanders has been sidelined with various injuries.

Sgned by the Colts as an undrafted free agent out of Texas A&M in 2007, Bullitt started 21 games over the past two seasons.

“He can start on any team, I think, in the NFL,” Pro Bowl safety Antoine Bethea told the Colts' official website. “I give much credit to Melvin Bullitt. He’s done a great job for us.”

Bullitt doubles as a special-teams standout, too.

“I always try to find a way to get on the field,” Bullitt said. “That's what I do, regardless of who's out there or who's not out there. I try to take care of what I need to take care of and go on from there. If you contribute and do well in practice, you'll find a way to get out there.”

Bullitt is a great example of that.

With Bethea entrenched as the starter and Sanders healthy again, for now, Bullitt may not play as much this fall.

He's approaching that possibility with a positive attitude.

"Being in the situation I'm in, you have to approach things a little different,” Bullitt said. “I know that going in, the situation. I approach it as if I'm going to play every down. When the time comes, when I'm out there, I make the best of it.”

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