David Bakhtiari

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David Bakhtiari
David Bakhtiari 2015.jpg
Bakhtari 2015
Green Bay Packers - No. 69
Offensive tackle
Date of birth: September 30, 1991
Place of birth: San Mateo , California
Height: 1.96 m Weight: 141 kg
NFL debut
2013 for the Green Bay Packers
Career
College : Colorado
NFL Draft : 2013 / Round: 4 / Pick: 109
 Teams:
Current status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • 2 × Pro Bowl ( 2016 , 2019 )
  • First Team All-Pro (2018)
  • 3 × Second Team All-Pro (2016, 2017, 2019)
  • 2 × Second Team All-Pac-12 (2011, 2012)
Selected NFL stats
as of week 17 of the 2019 season
Games     106
as a starter     106
Statistics at NFL.com
Statistics at pro-football-reference.com

David Afrasiab Assad Bakhtiari (* the thirtieth September 1991 in San Mateo , California ) is an American American Footballer in the National Football League (NFL). He plays for the Green Bay Packers as an offensive tackle . He played college football in Colorado and was selected by the Packers in the fourth round of the 2013 NFL Draft .

Early years

Bakhtiari was born in San Mateo, California. His older brother Eric Bakhtiari played at the University of San Diego and for the Tennessee Titans in the NFL on the position of the defensive end . His father, Karl Bakhtiari, runs a real estate business in California. He is of Iranian and Icelandic descent.

Bakhtiari attended Junípero Serra High School in San Mateo, California, where he studied football and lacrosse for two years and was named team captain in his sophomore year. The most notable game of his high school football career was against Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, in which he kept the future USC Trojan quarterback Kevin Greene sacked and allowed only two tackles. As a senior, he received Honorable Mention in the All-West Catholic Athletic League, All-Metro (Bay Area), and All-San Mateo County for helping lead his team to a 6-1 record, the WCAL- Winning co-championship in 2008 and making it to the semi-finals of the CIF-CCS Open Division, where they lost to eventual winner Bellarmine Bells. He was also listed on the Bay Area News Group as number eight of 25 players from Northern California on their 2008 Cream of the Crop team.

By the time Bakhtiari left high school he was 1.96 m tall and weighed 266 pounds. Rivals.com only rated it as a two-star prospect. In a 2009 interview, Bakhtiari commented, "People come up to me and say, 'Oh, you're just a two-star Porspect.' But I don't care what my ranking is. All that matters is how you act when you put the pads on. " He received offers from several schools and visited Colorado, Utah, UTEP and Washington before signing a contract with Colorado.

college

Bakhtiari chose to play for the University of Colorado and studied communications while playing for the Colorado Buffaloes football team from 2009 to 2012 .

During his first year for the Buffaloes, he played in all twelve games and was on the starting team in eleven games. The only game he didn't start was against Texas Tech , where he was still on the field for 24 plays. He played the third most offensive snaps (796) behind Nate Solder , the future offensive lineman for the New England Patriots and New York Giants, and Ryan Miller, the future offensive lineman for the Denver Broncos . Bakhtiari had 59 knockdown blocks, allowed a quarterback sack, seven pressure, and received six penalties. During the game against Kansas that year, he got an offensive fumble and carried the ball seven yards back. For his game he was recognized by collegefootballnews.com as a Freshman All-American. He was also a member of the second team on the All-Big-12 team.

Bakhtiari began his sophomore year with a serious knee injury in the season opener against Hawaii on the seventh play of the game. He missed the next two games against California and LSU. Regardless, he still started the remaining games (11 in total). He allowed two saks and received only one penalty for the entire season. At the end of the year he was elected to the second team of the All-Pac-12 team by the coaches of the league and Phil Steele.

Before his final season began, Bakhtiari was called up to the All-Pac-12 squad of the preseason first team. He started eleven games as a left tackle and only missed the game against Oregon with a knee sprain. He had a total of 41 pancake blocks and allowed 2.5 quarterback sacks. His play earned him a watchlist for the Outland Trophy and the Rotary Lombardi Award. In addition, he received the award for the second team from the league coach for the second time in a row.

On January 8, 2013, Bakhtiari announced that he had decided to forego his final season in Colorado and to sign up for the 2013 NFL Draft. He added that his explanation for the draft had nothing to do with Colorado's weak season the year before and the subsequent sacking of head coach Jon Embree. Mike MacIntyre, the new Colorado head coach, said the team would have loved to keep him but would fully support him in his decision.

NFL

The Green Bay Packers selected Bakhtiari in the fourth round (109th total) of the 2013 NFL Draft.

Due to an injury to Bryan Bulaga and Bakhtiaris appearance during training camp, he was used as the first left tackle in the Packers' first preseason game against the Arizona Cardinals at Lambeau Field . Though they lost, it was later discovered that one of the positive things to take away was the rookies' constant game. Later, Bakthiari started every game as a left tackle for the Packers and was the first rookie to do so at Green Bay since 1978 and the only NFL rookie to start every game in his position in the 2013 season. He was instrumental in ensuring that Green Bay finished seventh in the league for rushing (blocking for rookie running back Eddie Lacy) and sixth in the passing game for the first time since 2004.

After his rookie season, Bakhtiari worked significantly on his strength and continued to struggle for his job as a left tackle, which prompted the Packers to convert Bryan Bulaga to the right tackle to use Bakhtiari as a left tackle. He suffered a back injury later in the season and was forced to sit out against the Miami Dolphins . In his second season he played in all 16 games as well as in the 2 playoff games.

On September 13, 2016, Green Bay Packers Bakhtiari signed a four-year contract extension for $ 48 million, which includes a $ 16.7 million guarantee and a $ 15 million signature bonus.

Bakhtiari was voted 91st on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018 by his peers.

Private

Bakhtiari lives in Burlingame, California. While in school, he created the Fund A Dream Scholarship and signed autographs on the Jerry Parins Cruise for Cancer in exchange for donations to benefit cancer research. He also visited homeless shelters and nursing homes while attending the University of Colorado.

Bakhtiari introduced the Packers to the Settlers of Catan board game , which soon became a team favorite. He was also responsible for a group of Packers players who appeared on Pitch Perfect 2 when he reached out to director Elizabeth Banks on Twitter .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o David Bakhtiari - Football. Retrieved March 4, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b Rivals.com. Retrieved March 4, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Getting to know signee David Bakhtiari. October 29, 2014, accessed March 4, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Pac-12 Conference Nov 26, 2012: Pac-12 football awards and all-conference team announced. Retrieved March 4, 2020 .
  5. ↑ FWAA> News> Outland Trophy Watch List. Retrieved March 4, 2020 .
  6. ^ Colorado OT David Bakhtiari declares for NFL draft. Retrieved March 4, 2020 (American English).
  7. ↑ Packer's rookie tackle David Bakhtiari 'has all the tools'. Retrieved March 6, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Packer's rookie David Bakhtiari takes over for Bryan Bulaga. In: FOX6Now.com. August 13, 2013, accessed March 6, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Packers.com, the official website of the Green Bay Packers. Retrieved March 6, 2020 (American English).
  10. ↑ David Bakthiari takes over. Retrieved March 6, 2020 .
  11. ↑ Green Bay Packers - Official Blog | News now! Bakhtiari limited in practice due to back. Retrieved March 6, 2020 .
  12. ↑ Spotrac.com: David Bakhtiari. Retrieved March 6, 2020 (American English).
  13. ^ Packers sign T David Bakhtiari to a contract extension. August 26, 2017, accessed March 6, 2020 .
  14. ↑ NFL Top 100.Retrieved March 6, 2020 .
  15. ↑ Packers.com, the official website of the Green Bay Packers. Retrieved March 6, 2020 (American English).
  16. ↑ Kevin Clark: Green Bay's Board-Game Obsession . In: Wall Street Journal . January 15, 2015, ISSN  0099-9660 ( wsj.com [accessed March 6, 2020]).
  17. ^ Pitch Perfect 2: Max Handelman Talks Green Bay Packers Appearance. Retrieved March 6, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Bakhtiari, David
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bakhtiari, David Afrasiab Assad (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player
DATE OF BIRTH September 30, 1991
PLACE OF BIRTH San Mateo , California , United States