The Green Bay Packers have officially placed offensive lineman Elgton Jenkins on the injured reserve list following his ACL tear last week against the Minnesota Vikings. Jenkins had previously started for the team across the offensive line, but more recently played left tackle with David Bakhtiari recovering from his own ACL tear from last season.
The Packers will now be starting Yosh Nijman, who got three nods as quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ blindside bookend earlier in the year, at left tackle until Bakhtiari is healthy enough to play games. It was reported on Tuesday that Bakhtiari had a follow up surgery on his knee and that he and the team are hopeful that he can return to the field in December.