“I know it’s really, really tough on him but he’s got some great balance off the field, an incredibly amazing, beautiful wife who’s pregnant now. “I’m not going to speak out of turn for him, but every day I was in there in the offseason, he was in there working, getting body work, doing rehab, so he wants to get back out there. “He was dealing with a significant injury that was more than just an ACL injury,” Rodgers said.
Rodgers knows how difficult the recovery process has been for his teammate and friend. Green Bay’s chances of winning a fourth straight NFC North title improve tremendously if Bakhtiari’s around to protect four-time MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ blind side. The Packers did address the position in the draft by selecting UCLA’s Sean Rhyan in the third round, Wake Forest’s Zach Tom in the fourth and Penn State’s Rasheed Walker in the seventh.
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The return of Bakhtiari and 2020 Pro Bowl left guard Elgton Jenkins from a torn ACL would boost an offensive line that has lost much of its depth with former right tackle Billy Turner now in Denver and former guard Lucas Patrick now in Chicago. “Obviously it didn’t respond in the right direction, which was a huge bummer for me,” Bakhtiari said. With Bakhtiari unavailable for either of Green Bay’s past two playoff losses, the Packers allowed five sacks in each of those games.īahkhtiari acknowledged that he wasn’t at 100% for the Lions game last season, but hoped playing in the regular-season finale would prepare him for the playoffs. Bakhtiari earned first-team All-Pro honors in 20 and was a second-team selection in 2016, 20. The Packers need a healthy Bakhtiari as they attempt to reach a Super Bowl for the first time since their 2010 championship season.
That’s actually been a long time ago that we put that chapter to bed.” Now it’s just getting that normal feeling again when I play football, so that’s what it is, the load, stress, strength, but we’re not really in an ACL issue. My knee feels normal and that’s the biggest plus. “Everyone loves timelines,” Bakhtiari said. He returned to play 27 snaps in the 2021 regular-season finale at Detroit, but had a setback and was inactive for the Packers’ 13-10 NFC divisional playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers. He underwent surgery after the 2020 season and had a second procedure during the 2021 regular season. 30, was playing well enough to earn first-team All-Pro honors for a second time when he hurt the knee. “I think we’re cautiously optimistic,” general manager Brian Gutekunst said.īakhtiari, who turns 31 on Sept.
The Packers remain hopeful that Bakhtiari will be ready for the start of the season. “I don’t know how many days it’s been, but I’m just excited to wake up (from the nightmare) one day.” “It’s a nightmare, my nightmare that I have to live,” Bakhtiari said. The left tackle underwent a third procedure on the knee during the offseason and was on the physically unable to perform list Wednesday as the Packers opened training camp.
(AP) - Green Bay Packers offensive tackle David Bakhtiari says he feels better but won’t predict when he might play again as he recovers from a knee injury that’s now more than 1½ years old.īakhtiari has played just one game since tearing his left anterior cruciate ligament on Dec.
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