Bakhtiari Not Among Nine Packers Placed on PUP

GREEN BAY, Wis. – Rookies reported for the start of Green Bay Packers training camp on Friday, and the team listed nine players – including some veterans – on the physically unable to perform list.

Noticeably absent from the list was five-time All-Pro left tackle David Bakhtiari. Bakhtiari suffered a torn ACL late in 2020, missed 16 of 17 regular-season games and the playoff game in 2021, and was held out of the offseason practices in 2022.

At the end of OTAs, coach Matt LaFleur spoke optimistically that Bakhtiari would be on the field for the first practice of camp on Wednesday.

“We fully anticipate him being ready to go, but we did last year, as well,” LaFleur said. “I think time will tell.…