David Bakhtiari: An early surgery ‘would have saved us 2 years’

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty ImagesLast week, former Green Bay Packers left tackle David Bakhtiari joined ESPN’s Wilde & Tausch to discuss how the bookend’s story in Green Bay came to a close. Obviously, much of the discussion revolved around the tackle’s 2020 ACL injury, which ended up limiting him to just 13 regular season games played over the following three seasons.

Bakhtiari’s 2023 campaign was shut down after just one game, when Bakhtiari made the decision to have surgery on his knee after experiencing pain due to a cartilage issue. Back in February, Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst stated that the team would “see where [Bakhtiari’s] at” with his recovery as the new league year…