Report: Dallas Cowboys Given “Green Light” To Sign Former Green Bay Packers Starter
The Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers won’t face off during the 2024 regular season. If they do see each other, it will be yet another chapter in their post-season rivalry.
The Packers are 5-4 all time against the Cowboys in the playoffs, including three straight wins (2014, 2016, and 2023).
However the Cowboys could try to change that narrative in 2024 with one former Packers starter.
According to Jerry Trotta of FanSided:
Hopefully Dallas can continue its excellent track record with spring league talent, but it doesn’t inspire much confidence that there are legitimate NFL caliber players still available and the team is scouring the UFL.
While the Cowboys need help at defensive tackle and running back, the offensive line is essentially riding on the shoulders of No. 29 overall pick Tyler Guyton, who’s expected to start at left tackle. It wouldn’t hurt to add an experienced tackle in the event Guyton struggles or another starter gets injured.
Well, former All-Pro tackle David Bakhtiari is still available and he revealed this week that he’s almost ready to meet with teams.
“It’s mutual,” Bakhtiari posted on X (formerly Twitter) about why he’s still a free agent. “I’m waiting to make sure there’s no question marks about the knee. We are nearing the end of my rehab so things are gonna heat up on both ends in the coming two months. I’m excited to remind everyone again.”
Even with Bakhtiari’s recent injury history, the Cowboys should be all over this. A former fourth-round pick of the Packers in 2014, Bakhtiari is a three-time Pro Bowler and was a First-Team All-Pro as recently as the 2020 season. The only problem? He’s played a combined 13 games in the three seasons since.
Bakhtiari tore his ACL near the end of the 2020 season and has suffered multiple setbacks since his initial surgery. He’s underwent multiple procedures since to fix the knee. His most recent operation supposedly set right a cartilage issue and has restored his confidence enough to return to the gridiron.
