The Green Bay Packers had to be thrilled to see right tackle Bryan Bulaga and linebacker Nick Perry suit up in their final preseason game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday night.
Bulaga is coming off a torn ACL suffered last November against the Detroit Lions. The 29-year-old played the first two series of the Packers' 33-21 loss to the Chiefs, which included a 65-yard touchdown yard led by DeShone Kizer.
Bulaga was excited to get back out on the field after a long rehab, according to Wes Hodkiewicz of Packers.com.
“We talked earlier in the week about getting some reps. I was on board,” Bulaga said. “It was just a matter of getting told they’d like to see some series and I said, ‘Sounds good. Let’s do it.’ I was happy I was able to get that done.”
The Packers open their season next Sunday night at home against the Chicago Bears, a game Bulaga has been eyeing for some time.
“It’s a long journey. There’s no doubt about it,” Bulaga said. “I’m super excited to have gotten to this point to get myself ready to play in this amount of time. … The time schedule, probably people were thinking it would be pushing it to get to 10 months and be ready to play. That was my goal from Day 1 to get back for Week 1 and fortunately we were able to hit those targets and goals. I’m excited to get it underway.”
Perry was returning from an ankle injury. The 28-year-old came off the PUP list on Aug. 19 and recorded one assisted tackle in his first preseason action on Thursday. He notched 38 combined tackles, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery in 12 games last season.
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