When David Bakhtiari addressed the media in the Green Bay locker room in October after having season-ending surgery, he vowed that it wouldn't be the last time he played.
He wanted to go out on his terms.
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.