**Bryan Bulaga** is an American former professional football player who played as an offensive tackle in the National Football League.[1] Born on March 21, 1989, in Crystal Lake, Illinois, Bulaga developed his athletic skills through a versatile high school career where he played offensive tackle, tight end, defensive end, and linebacker, recording 261 career tackles with 46 tackles for loss and 31 sacks.[2][3] Bulaga played college football at the University of Iowa for four seasons under head coach Kirk Ferentz. During his junior year in 2009, he earned first-team All-Big Ten honors, demonstrating his elite performance at the collegiate level.[4] In 2010, he declared for the NFL Draft and was selected by the Green Bay Packers as the 23rd overall pick in the first round.[1] His professional career began impressively with the Packers. He started every game from week five onward during his rookie season and was named to the NFL All-Rookie team. At 21 years and 322 days old, Bulaga became the youngest player to start in a Super Bowl, helping the Packers defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers 31–25 in Super Bowl XLV.[1] In 2014, he had one of his finest seasons, starting and playing in 15 of 16 games despite an early-season injury and was instrumental in the offensive line allowing just 30 sacks, the fewest since 2007.[1] After a decade with Green Bay, Bulaga signed a three-year, $30 million contract with the Los Angeles Chargers on March 30, 2020.[1] However, his tenure was hampered by injuries. He started 10 games in 2020 while missing six with a back injury, and in September 2021, he was placed on injured reserve with back and groin injuries.[1] The Chargers released him on March 15, 2022.[1] Bulaga retired from professional football on November 17, 2023.[1]