The Green Bay Packers have been dealing with injuries along the offensive line to start the 2022 season. However, the offensive line was finally fully healthy thanks to the return of left tackle David Bakhtiari.
Bakhtiari had been sidelined with a torn ACL and the following procedures on his knee since New Year’s Eve of 2020. Although the veteran tackle had played sparingly in the regular season finale last year against the Detroit Lions, he hadn’t been able to return in full capacity.
Technically, Bakhtiari still wasn’t able to do that, either. The 30-year-old traded drives with Yosh Nijman at left tackle against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, which was extremely unorthodox, but was explained by head coach Matt LaFleur as a conditioning concern more than anything.