He played college football at Georgia and was selected sixth overall by the New Orleans Saints in the 2003 NFL draft.
[1] In the 2004 preseason, Sullivan reported to training camp out of shape, at nearly 350 pounds, and lost his starting job.
[2] Sullivan was inactive for the final eight games of the 2004 season due to a combination of poor play, bad attitude and lackluster work ethic.
In the 2005 preseason, Saints general manager Mickey Loomis pulled Sullivan out of a team meeting to tell him to improve his diet and behavior.
[3] In June 2006, the Saints traded Sullivan to the New England Patriots in exchange for wide receiver Bethel Johnson.