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Packers take Iowa OT Bryan Bulaga with No. 23 overall pick

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'...

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