Green Bay Packers offensive lineman David Bakhtiari has been vocal about the dangers of artificial field turf as it relates to injury incidence in the NFL, and he expressed anger on behalf of his former teammate Monday night.
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers, for whom Bakhtiari has blocked since he wad drafted by the Packers in 2013, suffered an apparent Achilles injury on the first drive of his debut with the New York Jets. MetLife Stadium in New Jersey is one of 14 out of 30 NFL stadiums that employs the artificial surface.