The Green Bay Packers 2023 schedule was released on Thursday night. To celebrate the schedule release, each NFL team’s social media department made a special video. Here is the Packers’ video:
It's the 🔥hot🔥 new item everyone is talking about‼️
The 2023 #Packers schedule is here 📆: https://t.co/11LbDm9kMY
📺 𝘼𝙨 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙤𝙣 𝙏𝙑! 📺 pic.twitter.com/pXQzgMP9ps
— Green Bay Packers (@packers) May 12, 2023
Was it cheesy? Sure, but isn’t everything surround the Packers? Well, one player, David Bakhtiari, was not overly thrilled with it and he called out the organization’s Vice President of Communications on Twitter.
David Bakhtiari Attacks the Green Bay Packers Vice President of Communications
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Bakhtiari’s tirade criticizing the video did not start off too terribly. Rather, it started off in a passive-aggressive manner reminiscent of Bakhtiari’s friend, Aaron Rodgers:
@JTWahlers did you sign off on this??.. https://t.co/dNvkZEXQZI
— David Bakhtiari (@DavidBakhtiari) May 12, 2023
Jason Wahlers, the Packers Vice President of Communications responded:
Depends if you like it or not.
— Jason Wahlers (@JTWahlers) May 12, 2023
It went on in this tip-toeing fashion for a few more Tweets:
— Jason Wahlers (@JTWahlers) May 12, 2023
And then Wahlers got a little less, shall we say, indirect and made what may be called the first big blow in the argument:
Do you think this is “solid content?”
— David Bakhtiari (@DavidBakhtiari) May 12, 2023
As you can see, Bakhtiari was not thrilled. And then he decided to take his own big shot:
It’s booty cheeks! I could’ve asked an aspiring TikTok creator that’s still in high school to create something better.
Did I clear that up for you?
— David Bakhtiari (@DavidBakhtiari) May 12, 2023
Yikes…
What Is David Bakhtiari Doing?
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You know what is sad? Social media teams for professional athletic organizations do not make very much money. Social media coordinators make roughly $38,000 a year according to Southeaster Oklahoma State University. Their description of the importance of a social media coordinator to a team is well stated:
“Social media coordinators are very important people in the world of sports. They may not get a locker or a jersey, but the significance of their contribution is obvious when you look at your favorite team’s Facebook, Instagram or Twitter page. Professional social media coordinators manage a team’s online presence, facilitating positive communications between the team and its fans.
“They also work hard to engage the public and get them excited about sports teams and their activities. They provide information about games and players, and updates on everything from tickets and promotions to events and draft picks.”
Like the video or hate it, the people who made it are grossly underpaid yet vital to the team’s community relations. How often has this social media team boosted Bakhtiari up, praised his efforts to get on the field, and celebrated his success?
And this is how he treats them? Not a good look for Bak.
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