David Bakhtiari agreed to a contract extension with the Green Bay Packers that will keep the Pro Bowl left tackle off the free-agent market in the offseason.
Bakhtiari's contract has been set to expire at the end of the 2020 season. Bakhtiari's agent, Mark Humenik, confirmed that his client had agreed to a four-year deal worth up to $105.5 million with a $30 million signing bonus.
"I do love it here, and I love representing the Packers," Bakhtiari said Sunday after the Packers' 24-20 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Bakhtiari, 29, also appreciated the Packers' investment in him. The deal makes him the highest-paid offensive lineman in NFL history.
"To have that monetary validation for all the hard work that I've put in really meant a lot, and that was something that I can hold onto and have that title for the rest of my life," said Bakhtiari, who has been a starter since his rookie season of 2013, when he was a fourth-round pick. "That is something special that I've been chasing really ever since I got in the league. I have goals, very lofty ones, and I always wanted to say that I was the highest-paid offensive lineman in NFL history, and today I get to say that."
Injury report
• Carolina quarterback Teddy Bridgewater left in the fourth quarter against Tampa Bay because of a right knee injury after throwing for two touchdowns and running for another against Tampa Bay. Panthers coach Matt Rhule offered no update on Bridgewater's status after the game.
• Rams veteran left tackle Andrew Whitworth was taken off the field on a cart because of an injured left knee late in the first half Sunday. Whitworth, who had played every snap this season, was injured when Seattle's K.J. Wright accidentally hit the side of Whitworth's leg.
• Arizona defensive lineman Corey Peters was carted off because of a knee injury.
