By letting go of David Bakhtiari, the Green Bay Packers make more salary cap space available.
In Green Bay, the David Bakhtiari era is done.
The former Pro Bowl left tackle was released by the Packers on Monday, and with it, Green Bay will have an additional $21 million in salary cap space. It’s uncertain if Bakhtiari will attempt playing somewhere else or retire.
A fourth-round draft choice in 2013, Bakhtiari missed 13 of the previous 57 games and only appeared in one game in 2023 following a horrific knee injury late in the 2020 campaign. With a dead cap hit of $19.06 million and a salary of $39.99 million in 2024, Bakhtiari cost the Packers $20.93 million in salary cap space.
This has a lot of emotion. “I would like to express my gratitude to Green Bay,” Bakhtiari posted on X (formerly Twitter). “I appreciate the past 11 years with you. It’s been an incredible journey. I would never complain, but I have always wanted to raise a Lombardi on Lombardi Avenue. I put everything into it. No matter what, I always gave it my all, and for me, that was plenty.
“That 21-year-old kid with a bushy tail and no facial hair who just wanted to do his best makes my 32-year-old self so damn proud of him.” I’m very happy for you. Whatever comes next, I’m excited about it. To the metropolis and followers worldwide, I just
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