Iowa OLT Bulaga cleared from thyroid condition

[UnoDallas]

Iowa junior OLT Bryan Bulaga has been medically cleared to play against Arkansas State after missing the last three weeks with a thyroid condition that will not require lifelong medication as initially feared. The injury all the more increases the likelihood that he will depart for the NFL following the season, despite still having much to prove as a relatively raw technician who's still learning to play the game. The high premium placed on athletic big men in the NFL could easily position Bulaga in the first round of the draft, despite having yet to play like a proven first-round talent.