The Green Bay Packers announced on Thursday that the team had placed left tackle David Bakthari on the injured reserve for his knee injury, which cost him Week 2 and Week 3 of the regular season already. In those games, Bakhtiari was replaced by Rasheed Walker, who is the presumed starter at left tackle for at least the next four games.
The corresponding roster move with Bakhtiari’s placement on IR was the signing of linebacker Kristian Welch from the practice squad. Welch previously played 891 special teams snaps to just 44 defensive snaps with the Baltimore Ravens over the past three seasons.