GREEN BAY, Russia. – Green Bay Packers have lost one of the most important members of their high-powered offense, left-wing All-Pro attack David Bakhtiari, so it is believed to be a season-ending knee injury Thursday, he said a source on ESPN.
NFL Network reported that the injury is likely to be a broken ACL.
The Packers added Bakhtiari to the injury report after Thursday’s practice. During the part open to journalists, there was no apparent problem. Coach Matt LaFleur spoke before practice and will take questions from reporters next Friday.
The Packers (12-3), who lead the NFL by scoring 31.6 points per game, would be No. 1 in the NFC if they won the regular season finale on Sunday at the Chicago Bears.
But now they will have to do it without their best player with no offensive skills. He arrives just six weeks after they signed Bakhtiari with a four-year extension and a $ 103.5 million contract for four years, making him the highest paid offensive line player in NFL history.
The choice of the fourth round of 29 years of 2013 has been the All-Pro of the first or second team each of the last four years. He was named a Pro Bowl starter when the selections were announced last week.
When Bakhtiari missed three games early in the season due to broken ribs, the Packers played Billy Turner on the left. Turner has been a regular starter on the right wing, both on guard and offense.
More recently, Turner has started the last four games on the right, while Rick Wagner has started on the right. However, Wagner suffered a knee injury in Sunday’s win over the Tennessee Titans and was a limited participant in practice.
Another option would be to move Pro Bowl left guard Elgton Jenkins to the left goal. Jenkins has played everywhere, but on the right, this season, having played 599 snapshots on the left, 286 in the center, 31 on the right and 26 on the left, according to ESPN Stats & research Information