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Sep 10, 2023; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones (33) runs with the ball against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Sabau-USA TODAY Sports

Packers RB Aaron Jones, WR Christian Watson inactive vs. Saints

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Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones, wide receiver Christian Watson, left tackle David Bakhtiari and cornerback Jaire Alexander were ruled inactive for Sunday’s game against the visiting New Orleans Saints.

All four players were listed as questionable on Friday by the Packers (1-1), who have a quick turnaround with a home game against the Detroit Lions on Thursday.

Jones sustained a hamstring injury at the end of his 35-yard touchdown catch-and-run in Green Bay’s 38-20 victory over the Chicago Bears on Sept. 10. He finished with nine carries for 41 yards and a score and two receptions for 86 yards and a touchdown.

Fellow running back A.J. Dillon likely will see a boost in playing time with Jones sidelined for the second straight game.

Watson has yet to make his season debut due to his hamstring injury. He recorded 41 catches for 611 yards and seven touchdowns in 14 games (11 starts) as a rookie in 2022.

Bakhtiari is nursing a knee injury. The three-time Pro Bowl and two-time All-Pro first-team selection has made 130 regular season starts for Green Bay, although a knee injury limited him to one start in 2021 and 11 in 2022.

Alexander was added to the Packers’ injury report on Friday with a back injury. The two-time Pro Bowl selection has eight tackles and two pass deflections in two games this season.

The Packers also listed defensive backs Anthony Johnson Jr. and Zayne Anderson as well as offensive guard Elgton Jenkins as inactive.

As for the Saints (2-0), they listed the following as inactive for Sunday’s game: cornerback Paulson Adebo, tight end Foster Moreau, wide receiver A.T. Perry, offensive lineman Nick Saldiveri and defensive lineman Kyle Phillips.

–Field Level Media

Sep 10, 2023; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones (33) runs with the ball against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Sabau-USA TODAY Sports

Packers RB Aaron Jones, WR Christian Watson inactive vs. Falcons

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Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones, wide receiver Christian Watson and left tackle David Bakhtiari were ruled inactive for Sunday’s game against the host Atlanta Falcons.

Jones, 28, sustained a hamstring injury at the end of his 35-yard touchdown catch and run in Green Bay’s 38-20 victory over the Chicago Bears on Sunday. He finished with nine carries for 41 yards and a score and two receptions for 86 yards and a touchdown.

Fellow running back A.J. Dillon likely will see a boost in playing time with Jones sidelined.

Watson, 24, was an early second-round pick of the Packers in the 2022 draft and entered his sophomore season as the team’s No. 1 wideout. He did not play in the season opener due to his hamstring injury.

Watson recorded 41 catches for 611 yards and seven touchdowns in 14 games (11 starts) as a rookie in 2022.

Bakhtiari, 31, is nursing a knee injury. The three-time Pro Bowl and two-time All-Pro first-team selection has made 130 regular season starts for Green Bay, although a knee injury limited him to one start in 2021 and 11 in 2022.

The Packers also listed safeties Anthony Johnson Jr. and Zayne Anderson, linebacker Brenton Cox Jr. and tackle Caleb Jones as inactive.

For the Falcons, versatile running back Cordarrelle Patterson, cornerback Jeff Okudah, Logan Woodside (emergency third quarterback), linebacker Troy Andersen, offensive lineman Jovaughn Gwyn, wide receiver Josh Ali and defensive lineman Joe Gaziano are also inactive.

–Field Level Media

Oct 2, 2022; Green Bay, WI, USA; Green Bay Packers lineman David Bakhtiari (69) looks to block New England Patriots linebacker Anfernee Jennings (58) during the first quarter of their game Sunday, October 2, 2022 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis. Mandatory Credit: Mark Hoffman-USA TODAY Sports

Packers LT David Bakhtiari out vs. Commanders

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Green Bay Packers left tackle David Bakhtiari will not play Sunday against the host Washington Commanders, who will be without rookie wide receiver Jahan Dotson.

Bakhtiari, 31, was a limited participant all week in practice with a knee injury. The three-time Pro Bowl selection also missed the first two games of the season.

Also inactive for the Packers (3-3) in Week 7 are wide receiver Christian Watson, linebacker Jonathan Garvin, defensive lineman Jonathan Ford and offensive tackle Luke Tenuta.

Dotson, 22, the 16th overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, has 12 catches for 152 yards and four touchdowns in four games. He has not played since the Week 4 loss at Dallas due to a hamstring injury.

The other inactive players for the Commanders (2-4) are wide receiver Dyami Brown, running back Jonathan Williams, tight end Logan Thomas, guard Chris Paul and cornerback Williams Jackson III.

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Sep 18, 2022; Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA; Green Bay Packers wide receiver Sammy Watkins (11) stiff arms Chicago Bears safety Eddie Jackson (4) while picking up 14 yards on a reception during the fourth quarter of their game at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Packers activate WR Sammy Watkins, place Randall Cobb on IR

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The Green Bay Packers activated Sammy Watkins off injured reserve and placed fellow wide receiver Randall Cobb on IR on Saturday.

Watkins (hamstring) was added to the injury report and joins offensive tackle David Bakhtiari (knee) in being listed as questionable for Sunday’s game against the Washington Commanders.

Watkins, 29, was hurt in Week 2 and placed on IR on Sept. 24. He had six receptions for 111 yards in two starts.

Watkins has 354 catches for 5,170 yards and 34 touchdowns in 101 games with the Buffalo Bills (2014-16), Los Angeles Rams (2017), Kansas City Chiefs (2018-20), Baltimore Ravens (2021) and Packers.

Cobb, 32, sustained an ankle injury and was carted to the locker room during the second half of the Packers’ loss to the New York Jets last Sunday.

He has 18 catches for 257 yards in six games (one start) on the season.

Cobb has 609 receptions for 7,425 yards with 52 touchdowns in 148 career games with the Packers (2011-18, 2021-present), Dallas Cowboys (2019) and Houston Texans (2020).

Also on Saturday, the Packers placed center/guard Jake Hanson (biceps) on injured reserve and elevated linebacker La’Darius Hamilton from the practice squad to the active roster for Sunday’s game.

Hanson, 25, has appeared in 11 games (one start) with Green Bay.

Hamilton, 24, had three tackles in six games last season with the Packers.

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Green Bay Packers offensive tackle David Bakhtiari (69) participates in minicamp practice Wednesday, June 9, 2021, in Green Bay, Wis. Cent02 7g5lr5tecm0e0vjt71c Original

Packers LT David Bakhtiari (knee) inactive vs. 49ers

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Three-time Pro Bowl left tackle David Bakhtiari was ruled inactive by the Green Bay Packers for Saturday night’s NFC divisional round playoff game against the San Francisco 49ers.

Bakhtiari didn’t practice Thursday and was listed as questionable for the contest. He missed the first 16 games this season while recuperating from a torn ACL before playing 27 snaps in the regular-season finale against the Detroit Lions.

Cornerback Jaire Alexander (shoulder), a 2020 Pro Bowler, is active and will play for the first time since hurt in Week 4 against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Two-time Bowl linebacker Za’Darius Smith (back) is active for the first time since being injured in the season opener against the New Orleans Saints.

Receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling (back) also is sitting out for the Packers.

Linebacker Marcell Harris (Achilles) and cornerback Ambry Thomas (knee) are among the San Francisco inactives.

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Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12), offensive tackle David Bakhtiari (69) and head coach Matt LeFleur against the New York Jets during their preseason football game on Saturday, August 21, 2021, at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis. Wm. Glasheen USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Apc Packers Vs Jets 1027 082121wag

Packers LT David Bakhtiari completes practice, could play vs. Lions

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Left tackle David Bakhtiari completed a full practice with the Packers on Friday and could play in Sunday’s regular-season finale against the host Detroit Lions, Green Bay head coach Matt LaFleur said.

Bakhtiari hasn’t played this season and the team wasn’t confident he would be cleared before the playoffs after undergoing a scope on his sore knee on Nov. 23. A two-time All-Pro, Bakhtiari was replaced by guard Elgton Jenkins. But Jenkins is out due to a season-ending ACL tear in Green Bay’s 34-31 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Nov. 21.

LaFleur said the Packers want to see how Bakhtiari feels Saturday before deciding his status versus the Lions.

Also questionable is running back Aaron Jones, a limited practice participant all week due to a knee injury.

Cornerback Jaire Alexander participated in the practice but was ruled out. Alexander is working his way back from the reserve/COVID-19 list.

–Field Level Media

Dec 9, 2018; Green Bay, WI, USA; Green Bay Packers offensive tackle David Bakhtiari (69) following the game against the Atlanta Falcons at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports

Reports: Packers LT Bakhtiari sustains serious knee injury

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The Green Bay Packers’ playoff hopes took a hit Thursday when Pro Bowl left tackle David Bakhtiari sustained a serious knee injury in practice, according to multiple media outlets.

The injury is believed to be a torn anterior cruciate ligament, NFL Network reported.

The news comes at a bad time for the playoff-bound Packers (12-3), who would clinch a first-round postseason bye with a Sunday win at Chicago (8-7) or a loss or tie Sunday by the Seattle Seahawks (11-4) against the San Francisco 49ers (6-9).

Bakhtiari missed three games at midseason due to broken ribs, and Billy Turner moved from his normal spot on the right side of the offensive line to man left tackle. Another option to replace Bakhtiari could be second-year left guard Elgton Jenkins, who was just selected to the Pro Bowl.

Bakhtiari, 29, was selected to the Pro Bowl for the third time in his eight-year career this season. Selected by Green Bay in the fourth round of the 2013 draft out of Colorado, he has missed only nine of a possible 127 games. Bakhtiari was selected to the All-Pro team in 2016.

In mid-November, Bakhtiari signed a four-year, $103.5 million contract that made him the highest-paid offensive lineman in league history.

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Sep 9, 2018; Green Bay, WI, USA; Green Bay Packers offensive tackle David Bakhtiari (69) during the game against the Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports

Packers’ Bakhtiari becomes highest-paid offensive lineman

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Green Bay Packers left tackle David Bakhtiari confirmed Sunday that he has agreed to a four-year, $103.5 million contract extension.

The deal makes Bakhtiari the highest-paid offensive lineman in NFL history. The $25.875 million average supplants a deal signed by Houston’s Laremy Tunsil that averaged $22 million per season.

The 29-year-old will receive a $30 million signing bonus as part of the deal. He also could earn up to another $2 million in incentives that would push the total to $105.5 million.

Bakhtiari was slated to become a free agent after the season. He was in the final campaign of a four-year, $48 million deal.

“I always wanted to say I was the highest-paid offensive lineman in NFL history,” Bakhtiari said after the Packers’ 24-20 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars. “Today I get to say that.”

The two-time Pro Bowler has started all 112 games in which he has played since joining the Packers in 2013.

Bakhtiari said the opportunity to remain in Green Bay was important to him.

“That’s something that I really appreciate,” Bakhtiari said. “I do love it here and I love representing the Packers and it’s been a nice match. Something I don’t want to look back at now, but it’s something special to say I spent this much time here.”

Bakhtiari’s deal comes after he returned from a three-game injury absence. He said he was sidelined due to broken ribs.

Bakhtiari was originally a fourth-round draft choice (109th overall) out of Colorado.

–Field Level Media