ROUND 4 PICK 109 (f/NO through MIA) - OT DAVID BAKHTIARI (COLORADO)

@michiganjoe posted:

To be clear, the #Packers are releasing LT David Bakhtiari. This is not a retirement. Bakhtiari has indicated to people he intends on playing this season. He becomes a free agent immediately. #Packers gain $20.95M in cap space but Bakhtiari will still count $19.06M in dead money.

— Tom Silverstein (@TomSilverstein) March 11, 2024

In other words, he thinks he can make more new money from another team than the Packers offered him when they likely approached him to restructure his contract.

Is he in New York yet? I know many posters here have argued he will never play home games on that crappy turf, but I think he's going there.

He'll probably look like a superstar LT for about 4-5 games wherever he goes and then have to sit out a large part of the season when an injury flares up.

Packer Hall of Famer.   Hope he gets a big pay from someone else before retirement.

Hard to see great players leave.  Hope he gets healthy, signs a huge deal with the Jets, and gets a chance to hang out with his buddies for another year or two before hanging it up.

I hope he can play with his grandkids if and when that time comes.

he won't go to that division, buff 1x and 8 jet games, no way in hell he makes it through

David Bakhtiari on Nine to Noon with John Kuhn 03/13/24

David Bakhtiari on Wilde and Tausch FR/03/15/24

What does he say? Just don't have time to listen...

When the #Packers released All-Pro LT David Bakhtiari, there were some questions about what's next. My understanding: He is diligently rehabbing and is focused on returning to play this coming season, I'm told. He's taking it as it comes. But plans to play.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 18, 2024

Dammit! So close to uniting the two buddies.

https://theathletic.com/536761...=user_shared_article

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...from a long time ago in a faraway place  

Ahh, good times.

Guessing David B ends up on a grass-field team and will most likely choose a  contender.

There are some NFL fields with high- tech turf that may get consideration, like Chargers/Rams at SoFi.

Here is the full list of stadiums that use real grass at their venues:

You think he's actually going to play this year??

Read a recent report some orthopedic group recently announced his knee was good now (or similar such wording).

If you didn't read on  TimesFour it is not true.   

@Boris posted:

You think he's actually going to play this year??

Play and play well -  that's my expectation for #69 in 2024.

Hope it all works out for him, he's a 5- star class A human.