The illness hit Iowa offensive tackle Bryan Bulaga harder than any pass-rushing defensive end.  Early in his junior season last fall, Bulaga was stricken with a viral infection in his thyroid that caused fatigue, a loss of stamina and an increased heart rate…

“It was a three-week thing that ran its course and now it’s gone,” Bulaga said at the NFL combine. “I’ve been checked by doctors at the Mayo Clinic and by my doctor at the University of Iowa, both endocrinologists. I’ve been cleared by both of them.

Kansas City Star, by Randy Covitz, 4/2010

Tags: Bulaga, Celebrity Patients, Endocrinology / Diabetes, thyroid