One of the biggest questions that the Green Bay Packers have going into the 2023 season is if left tackle David Bakhtiari can stay on the field for 17 games. Since his 2020 ACL tear, Bakhtiari — who had just signed a four-year, $92 million extension — has only played in 12 games with 11 of those coming in 2022.
Last year, a major obstacle for Bakhtiari was games that were played on turf. The blindside tackle has become an advocate for playing on grass surfaces over the years, going as far as contributing to a conversation on the topic in a video for Pennington — a grass seed company — and The Players’ Tribune.