1. David Afrasiab Assad Bakhtiari was born on September 30,1991 and is an American professional football offensive tackle.
30 Facts About David Bakhtiari
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David Bakhtiari played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes from 2009 to 2012.
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David Afrasiab Assad Bakhtiari was born on September 30,1991, in San Mateo, California.
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David Bakhtiari attended Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo, California, where he lettered two years in football and lacrosse, being named a team captain during his second year.
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David Bakhtiari was listed in the Bay Area News Group as number eight out of 25 players from northern California on their 2008 Cream of the Crop team.
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David Bakhtiari decided to play for the University of Colorado, majoring in communications while playing for the Colorado Buffaloes football team from 2009 to 2012.
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David Bakhtiari played the third-most snaps on the offense behind future New England Patriots and New York Giants offensive tackle Nate Solder and future Denver Broncos guard Ryan Miller with 796.
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David Bakhtiari had 59 knockdown blocks, which was fourth on the team, his highest number coming against Iowa State.
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David Bakhtiari allowed one quarterback sack and seven pressures and was flagged for six penalties.
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David Bakhtiari was a member of the All-Big 12-second-team for Academics.
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David Bakhtiari missed the next two games against California and LSU.
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David Bakhtiari allowed two sacks on the year and was flagged once the entire season.
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David Bakhtiari started eleven games at left tackle, missing the game against Oregon with a knee sprain after attempting to play in the pre-game.
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David Bakhtiari totaled 41 pancake blocks, and allowed 2.5 quarterback sacks and one pressure.
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David Bakhtiari's efforts gained him a spot on the watchlists for the Outland Trophy and the Rotary Lombardi Award.
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On January 8,2013, David Bakhtiari announced his decision to forgo his senior season at Colorado and declare for the 2013 NFL draft.
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David Bakhtiari was the ninth offensive tackle drafted and the first of two the Green Bay Packers drafted ahead of fourth round pick JC Tretter.
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David Bakhtiari later went on to start every game at left tackle for the Packers, becoming the first rookie to do so in Green Bay since the start of the 16-game schedule employed by the NFL since 1978 and the only NFL rookie to start every game that season at left tackle in 2013.
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David Bakhtiari was a key contributor to Green Bay finishing seventh in the league for rushing and sixth in passing for the first time since 2004.
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David Bakhtiari played in all 16 games of his sophomore season as well as the 2 playoff games.
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On December 31,2020, David Bakhtiari tore his ACL in practice and was ruled out for the remainder of the season.
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David Bakhtiari was placed on injured reserve two days later.
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David Bakhtiari was activated on November 10,2021, ahead of the Packers' Week 10 game against the Seattle Seahawks.
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David Bakhtiari played 20 snaps in the first half before third-string left tackle Yosh Nijman relieved him for the remainder of the game.
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On December 2,2022, the Packers announced David Bakhtiari had to have an emergency appendectomy and would be forced to miss the Week 13 game of the 2022 season against the Chicago Bears.
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On March 11,2024, David Bakhtiari was released by the Packers after 11 seasons.
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David Bakhtiari visited homeless shelters and nursing homes while attending the University of Colorado.
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On July 2,2020, David Bakhtiari proposed to his girlfriend Frankie Shebby who he has been dating since October 2017.
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David Bakhtiari introduced the Packers to the board game Settlers of Catan which soon became a team favorite.
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David Bakhtiari was responsible for a group of Packers players appearing in Pitch Perfect 2, when he reached out to director Elizabeth Banks on Twitter.