The retirement of former Green Bay Packers offensive tackle Bryan Bulaga on Friday required a final sendoff, and there was no better way than his famous primetime phrase.
“Bryan Bulaga, Iowa.”
Bulaga, a starter at right tackle for the Packers for almost a decade, became an Internet sensation during his playing career in Green Bay for his deadpanned introduction during Sunday primetime games.
“I don’t think people are ever going to let me live down the ‘Bryan Bulaga, Iowa,’ which is fine, I think it’s funny,” Bulaga said Friday.
Over the years, Bulaga’s hilarious intro became a tradition for the Packers, who often played several primetime games on Sunday night per year during the dominant Aaron Rodgers era. Every nationally televised game on NBC provided an opportunity to hear Bulaga’s intro.
On Ftiday, the team’s social media account got Bulaga to say it one more time:
🗣️ "Bryan Bulaga, Iowa."
Congratulations on your #Packers retirement, @BBulaga.#GoPackGo pic.twitter.com/QUTavXntuf
— Green Bay Packers (@packers) November 17, 2023
Bulaga retired from the NFL as a member of the Packers on Friday. A first-round pick in 2010 and a part of the Super Bowl XLV-winning team, Bulaga spent 10 seasons in Green Bay from 2010 to 2019. He signed with the Chargers in 2020 and finished his career in Los Angeles.