While the Green Bay Packers are clinging to a narrow fourth-quarter lead over the Jacksonville Jaguars, news has broken that the team is keeping one of its most critical players on a new long-term contract. Left tackle David Bakhtiari was scheduled to become a free agent after this season, but according to Pro Football Talk, he signed a new four-year contract extension overnight before Sunday’s game.
This move locks up the left side of the Packers’ line for the foreseeable future and gives Bakhtiari financial security heading into his age-30 season in 2021.