He played college football for the Kentucky Wildcats and was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2003.

Pakulak also played in the NFL for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Atlanta Falcons, Tennessee Titans, Chicago Bears, Oakland Raiders, New Orleans Saints and New York Jets.

[citation needed] Pakulak played basketball as well, making first-team all-League and second-team all-area as a junior.

He took home first-team all-league and all-area and honorable mention all-state in his senior year.

[3] Pakulak spent his freshman year at Rochester Community and Technical College where he played basketball and baseball.

[4] Pakulak transferred to Kentucky where he had to redo his freshman year, was redshirted and punted for the Wildcats' junior varsity team.

[8][9] He was selected All American first-team by The NFL Draft Report and CBSSports.com, second-team by College Football News and third-team by the Associated press.

He had not been exactly shy of getting in the thick of the action before but became an instant fan favorite for preventing a touchdown by making a solo tackle when one of his punts looked to be returned all the way in front of his home crowd.

[25] Pakulak was signed by the New Orleans Saints on October 29, 2008, to replace the recently released Ben Graham.

On November 9, he made his NFL debut with three punts for 145 net yards for a 48.33 average against the Atlanta Falcons.

He was signed from the practice squad on October 10 after starting punter, Hunter Smith suffered a groin injury.

[37] Pakulak's grandfather, Roger Susin, was awarded a Purple Heart during World War II, after losing an arm, and surviving an incident where all of his comrades perished.