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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers picked Iowa lineman Bryan Bulaga with the No. 23 overall pick in the NFL draft Thursday night, landing the left tackle they hope will protect their quarterbacks for years to come.Bulaga, a 6-foot-5, 312-pound junior, immediately becomes the likely successor to veteran left tackle Chad Clifton . He also adds depth to what was one of the league's shakiest pass protection units last season as quarterback Aaron Rodgers was sacked 41 times in the first nine games alone.Packers general manager Ted Thompson said he was "a little surprised" that Bulaga still was on the board."He's a finisher," Thompson said. "He's a tough guy, he's athletic, he's got great size."Bulaga might begin his NFL career behind Clifton on the depth chart, but doesn't intend to stay there."I don't exactly know what my role will be, but I'm definitely going to come in and expect, push myself, to win a starting job," Bulaga said. "Obviously that's going to be my expectation. I'...
Ted Thompson played one season of baseball at Southern Methodist in 1975, so he knows a little about the game. He also knows a bit about swinging and missing.The Gre...
Green Bay general manager Ted Thompson doesn't believe in free agency and builds through the draft. That philosophy generally works for Thompson but this version of ...
Veteran Chad Clifton remains the Green Bay Packers' starting left tackle.That doesn't mean he'll start against the Chicago Bears next Monday night.Clifton was benche...
Chicago and its porous offensive line were able to right the ship thanks to a visit from Minnesota last Sunday.Now it's Green Bay's turn as the banged-up Packers ent...
One by one, Greg Jennings took down the photos of his wife and children that lined his locker, careful not to rip them as he removed the tape. Below him, two plastic...
Jeff Saturday has one Super Bowl ring and was looking forward to having a chance to play for another with the Green Bay Packers getting ready to return to the playof...
The Green Bay Packers are in a familiar position -- atop the NFC North with just four weeks to play in the regular season.The Packers take aim at their 11th consecut...
The Green Bay Packers won't get all of their injured starters back this week. The one they will get back could make a big difference.The Packers are hoping the retur...
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers began the NFL draft by addressing their biggest need right away, finding a potential left tackle of the future in Iowa's...
The Green Bay Packers have notoriously been a tough team to beat coming off of their bye for nearly two decades. A meeting with the underachieving Detroit Lions may ...
Evan Dietrich-Smith hears all the nice things Aaron Rodgers and Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy are saying about him and does what he always does.He gets back ...
Stringing wins together was something the Green Bay Packers did with ease last season.This year, not so much.Fresh off their rout of the previously unbeaten Texans, ...
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers have taken Iowa offensive tackle Bryan Bulaga with the No. 23 overall pick in the first round of the NFL draft .The pick...
The Green Bay Packers' decision to shuffle their offensive line was based on the need to protect the team's most important asset in quarterback Aaron Rodgers.After d...
The Green Bay Packers have signed linebacker Vic So'oto and placed right tackle Bryan Bulaga on injured reserve.Bulaga started all nine games at right tackle this se...
The Green Bay Packers have lost another player despite having the weekend off, placing offensive tackle Bryan Bulaga on the injured list.Bulaga started the first nin...
The Green Bay Packers will be without running back Ryan Grant and right tackle Bryan Bulaga for Sunday's game against the Denver Broncos .The two starters were both ...
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Bryan Bulaga didn't really enjoy the run-up to the NFL draft. He'd rather play football than be poked and prodded by scouts and analyzed by so...
Here's latest proof that the NFL has become a pass-first league: Running back prospects are on the verge of falling entirely out of the first round of this year's dr...