The Green Bay Packers and Jordan Love have a lot to be excited about moving forward. Their 2023 campaign showed the league that they’re not only ready for this new era of football, but they’re ready to compete with the best of the best.
However, today it was announced that the Packers’ franchise will be moving on from one of their legends.
The Green Bay Packers Will Be Moving On From All-Pro Lineman David Bakhtiari
David Bakhtiari announced himself today that he would be moving on from the Packers organization:
A lot of emotion in this. I just want to say THANK YOU Green Bay.
Thank you for the last 11 years. It’s been a hell of a run. I always wanted to raise a Lombardi on Lombardi avenue, but I will never complain. I gave it my all. I always gave it my best no matter the circumstance and to me, that truly was enough. My 32 year old self is so damn proud of that 21 year old with no facial hair, bushy tail kid that just wanted to do his best.
I’m so proud of you. For whatever happens next, I look forward to it. To the city and fans all across the world, I just want to say thank you. To the entire organization, Thank you. To entire coaching staffs, Thank you. To the entire support staff, Thank you. To my wife and daughter (Frankie and Felix): I hope you are proud. To my family (Debbie, Karl, Eric, Andrew, and Danielle): I hope I represented our name with pride these past 11 years in Green Bay.
I cannot thank everyone, so I hope this post will suffice. Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile, because it happened. Love 69. #Dinnerfor2
This Is A Huge Move For The Packers
In 2024, the Green Bay Packers will be without David Bakhtiari after 11 seasons as their starting left tackle.
Bakhtiari sent his farewell message to fans on X, formerly Twitter.
He did not say whether he was retiring or being released, but a source said he was being released. Despite recovering from his fifth knee surgery, Bakhtiari recently told members of the organization that he intended to play in 2024.
By releasing Bakhtiari, the Packers will gain more than $20 million in salary cap space and reduce Bakhtiari’s cap number in half. Bakhtiari’s release will leave the Packers more than $30 million under the $255.4 million cap.
De’Vondre Campbell’s release on Wednesday will result in another $10.5 million for the Packers, according to PackersNews. As a result, when free agency officially begins at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, the team will have more than $40 million to spend on free agents and contract extensions.
It has been made clear that the Packers will spend a lot of time this off-season focusing on defense. Having such a large amount of cap space will likely be spent on revamping the secondary and getting this new defensive coaching staff some high level players.
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If he is being released it will be a noteworthy indication that loyalty is no longer in the PACKERS lexicon, sad.