According to Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur, left tackle David Bakhtiari is expected to be on the field in the season opener in Chicago this weekend. LaFleur said, “We anticipate him being out there on Sunday,” in his post-practice presser when Bakhtiari’s inactivity this week was brought up.
For the past two days, Bakhtiari has missed practice with a “knee/veteran rest” designation. Bakhtiari has played in just 12 games since he tore his ACL on New Year’s Eve 2020, which has turned each regular season game into a will-he, won’t-he-play event. Green Bay has laid out a “modified” practice schedule for Bakhtiari this year, which included him practicing very little in the summer and led him to be the team’s only starter who didn’t suit up for preseason action.