Charlie Bullen

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Charlie Bullen
New York Giants
Title Interim defensive coordinator
Personal information
Born (1984-09-28) September 28, 1984 (age 41)
Palatine, Illinois, U.S.
Career information
High school William Fremd
(Palatine, Illinois)
College Harper (c. 2003)
St. Norbert (c. 2005)
Position Quarterback
Career history
Coaching profile  at Pro Football Reference

Charles Raaen Bullen (born September 28, 1984) [1] is an American professional football coach who is currently the interim defensive coordinator and outside linebackers coach for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as an assistant coach for the Iowa Hawkeyes, Miami Dolphins, Arizona Cardinals and Illinois Fighting Illini.

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Early life

Bullen is from Palatine, Illinois, and attended William Fremd High School, where he was teammates with future NFL quarterback Scott Tolzien. [2] He then played college football as a quarterback at Harper College in Illinois and St. Norbert College in Wisconsin. [2] Afterwards, he attended the University of Iowa, earning a bachelor's degree in finance in 2008 and a master's degree in sports management in 2011. [2]

Coaching career

2006–2023

Bullen's first coaching experience came in 2006, when he was a volunteer assistant coach working with quarterbacks at Iowa City High School. While attending the University of Iowa, he served as a student assistant from 2007 to 2008, working with the quarterbacks, and then was a graduate assistant from 2009 to 2011, working with defensive backs. [2] [3]

In 2012, Bullen entered the NFL, becoming a defensive assistant for the Miami Dolphins. [4] He served in that role for one season before becoming assistant defensive line coach in 2013, later becoming assistant linebackers coach in 2016. [5] He served as assistant linebackers coach through 2018. [5] Bullen was named assistant linebackers coach for the Arizona Cardinals in 2019, then received a promotion to outside linebackers coach the following year. [5] From 2020 to 2021, the Cardinals posted 89 sacks which was fifth-best in the NFL, with outside linebackers coached by Bullen recording 50 of those sacks. [6] After three years as outside linebackers coach with the Cardinals, he was hired by Bret Bielema in 2023 as outside linebackers coach and pass rush coordinator for the Illinois Fighting Illini. [2]

New York Giants

In 2024, Bullen joined the New York Giants as outside linebackers coach. [7] On November 24, 2025, following the firing of Shane Bowen, Bullen was promoted to interim defensive coordinator. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "2016 Offseason Guide Miami Dolphins" (PDF). Miami Dolphins. p. 7. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Charlie Bullen". Illinois Fighting Illini.
  3. ↑ Kimball, Anderson (February 10, 2023). "Bullen moves from NFL to Illinois as a coach". Southern Illinoisan . p. C2 – via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. ↑ Zucker, Joseph (November 24, 2025). "Giants Fire Shane Bowen amid Historic Collapses, What to Know About DC Charlie Bullen". Bleacher Report .
  5. 1 2 3 Salomone, Dan (November 24, 2025). "Shane Bowen relieved of duties; Charlie Bullen named defensive coordinator". New York Giants.
  6. ↑ "Charlie Bullen". New York Giants . Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  7. ↑ Richey, Scott (February 8, 2024). "New York Giants hire Illinois assistant". The News-Gazette – via Yahoo Sports.
  8. ↑ Alper, Josh (November 24, 2025). "Giants make outside linebackers coach Charlie Bullen their interim defensive coordinator". ProFootballTalk . NBC Sports.
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