Packers LT David Bakhtiari active second time since injury

For the first time in 2022 and just the second time since initially suffering his devastating knee injury at the end of the 2020 season,

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He tore his ACL and suffered other knee damage during a practice on Dec. 31, 2020.

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Packers LT David Bakhtiari active second time since injury

For the first time in 2022 and just the second time since initially suffering his devastating knee injury at the end of the 2020 season,

He tore his ACL and suffered other knee damage during a practice on Dec. 31, 2020.

Credit: Google

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