Packers David Bakhtiari undergoes arthroscopic knee surgery hoping to return after Green Bays Week 13 bye

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Packers David Bakhtiari undergoes arthroscopic knee surgery hoping to return after Green Bays Week 13 bye

The lost a key member of their offensive line in Sunday's shootout lo s to the , with Pro Bowler . But there's optimism surrounding the return of , for whom Jenkins had Wayne Ellington Jersey been filling in at left tackle, after the former recently underwent arthroscopic knee surgery. That's , which reported Tuesday that Bakhtiari is "feeling much better" after the operation and is expected to return to the field after Green Bay's Week 13 bye.Bakhtiari, a five-time All-Pro who landed a $105 million extension last November, has Myles Powell Jersey yet to play this season. He suffered a torn ACL late in the 2020 campaign and underwent reconstructive knee surgery in January, opening 2021 on the Jared Harper Jersey Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list. The Packers activated Bakhtiari from PUP on Nov. 10, ahead of their Week 10 matchup with the , but he's only practiced once since then. He'll remain sidelined from practice this week, per Dave DeBusschere Jersey NFL Media's Tom Peli sero, and sit out Sunday's Week 12 showdown with the , but he'll then have an extra week to rehab before the Packers' next game. With Jenkins, who shifted from guard to protect ' blind side, now out for the rest of the season, Bakhtiari has become even more valuable to Green Frank Ntilikina Jersey Bay's front. Until his official return to the lineup, the Packers are expected to lean on third-year reserve , a former undrafted product of Virginia Tech, at left tackle.
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