The Green Bay Packers invested in the future at their left tackle position by drafting Jordan Morgan in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft. The move came after the Packers decided to move on from David Bakhtiari in March.
Bakhtiari remains unemployed at OTAs start across the league. However, rumors are starting to go wild after latest report.
Former Green Bay Packers LT David Bakhtiari Has Many Suitors… According To Their Fans
According to Christopher Kuhagen of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Bakhtiari apparently could get that chance, even through his future in the NFL is still uncertain — he’s without a team after the Packers released him in March.
NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport tweeted on Tuesday that Bakhtiari had a “positive follow-up exam” with Dr. Brian Cole and that the left tackle is “on schedule” for a return in the 2024 season.
Cole is a renowned sports medicine orthopedic surgeon at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush and a professor of orthopaedics, anatomy and cell biology at Rush University Medical Center in Oak Park, Illinois. He specializes in cartilage restoration, orthobiologics and minimally invasive surgical techniques for treatments on knees, elbows and shoulders.
“Wishing you continued success on your recovery. Keep up the great work!” Cole wrote on Instagram in reply to Bakhtiari sharing Rapoport’s tweet.
Rapoport’s tweet sounded promising but there are no guarantees. Bakhtiari and the Packers never could have imagined all the setbacks he has endured since first tearing his ACL during practice on Dec. 31, 2020.
Fans Reacted Accordingly To Bakhtiari Likely Being 100% To Start The 2024 Season
When one of the best (when healthy) left tackles is available in late May, fans take notice. That was no different after this latest news:
Who would you like to see the Cowboys add to the roster? #NFL
Best Remaining Free Agents:
Dalvin Cook
Cam Akers
Michael Thomas
Hunter Renfrow
Mecole Hardman
David Bakhtiari
Connor Williams https://t.co/tr5sqSUwWf— The Horn (@TheHornATX) May 22, 2024
Be a little smart for @Chiefs to sign @DavidBakhtiari 🤔🤔 #ChiefsKingdom
— Dwaine (@NJStud3) May 22, 2024
Should the #Commanders sign free agent LT David Bakhtiari? pic.twitter.com/ghP4EEfAUw
— brandon (@JayDanielsMVP) May 21, 2024
Should the #Commanders sign free agent LT David Bakhtiari? pic.twitter.com/ghP4EEfAUw
— brandon (@JayDanielsMVP) May 21, 2024
