Longtime Green Bay Packers left tackle David Bakhtiari doesn't like artificial grass in the NFL, but he wants people to know he wouldn't go as far as avoiding playing on it.
The 31-year-old opened his 11th professional season with a start in the team's win over the Chicago Bears, who play on natural grass.
A day later, former Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers sustained a season-ending Achilles tear on turf in the first quarter of his"Monday Night Football" debut with the New York Jets.before he landed on the Packers' inactive list in Week 2. Some eyebrows were raised at his absence as Bakhtiari missed a game against the Atlanta Falcons, who play on turf.
"If I wasn't going to play on turf I'd probably make more of a ruckus," Bakhtiari told reporters Wednesday.
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