David Bakhtiari remains one of the most intriguing Packers stories of the 2023 season. A lot of people had a hard time with the veteran offensive lineman not playing in Atlanta last week — to the point that some were even claiming a conspiracy theory.
First of all, we have to get back to the beginning. On Dec. 31, 2020, one of the best left tackles suffered a torn left ACL. He missed all of the 2020 postseason and only played 27 snaps in Week 18 of 2021 before missing another postseason.
He then needed not one, not two but three surgeries to reduce swelling in his knee.