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 season in the league 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.
Rodgers' injury prompted Bakhtiari to speak out against the the continued use of turf before he landed on the Packers' inactive list in Week 2.