The veteran right tackle has come back from last year’s torn anterior cruciate ligament — the second of his career — and played well while dealing with myriad less-severe injuries. He was back in the lineup Sunday against the Jets after missing two games with a torn medial collateral ligament in his knee, but he’s set to turn 30 in March and the team could move on. The final year of his five-year, $33.75 million deal calls for him to make $5.8 million in base salary next year. If this is it for him in Green Bay, Bulaga said he was proud he came back from the ACL and regained his form.

“Having to (come back) in 10 months, to me, was very satisfying not just as an athlete, but personally,” he said. “There’s a lot of things that go into that with your family, stresses on your family and things like that. It’s not just me doing it. It’s my wife having to deal with my (expletive) at home … and then all the PTs and trainers that deal with you every day. Collectively, you’re pretty happy with the way everything went because it’s a great effort.

“I’m a football player. I come back and play. If you’re able to play, you play. That’s the way I looked at it and that’s the way I always look at it. Regardless of what our record is, none of that matters to me. I want to be out there for my teammates and play.’’

Nick Perry