Packers' David Bakhtiari thinks it's 'disrespectful' to say Green Bay not rebuilding after Aaron Rodgers trade

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The Green Bay Packers organization will enter its first season without four-time MVP Aaron Rodgers under center since 2008. 

After 18 seasons in Green Bay, Rodgers asked for a trade in the offseason, eventually getting his wish in April when the New York Jets sent multiple picks to the Packers in order to acquire the Super Bowl champion. 

New York Jets' quarterback Aaron Rodgers poses with a jersey after a news conference at the NFL football team's training facility in Florham Park, New Jersey, Wednesday, April 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

The relationship had reached its end as Green Bay was looking to start a new era with Jordan Love as the franchise quarterback. 

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While the Packers certainly are hoping to not bottom out without Rodgers, Packers' offensive lineman David Bakhtiari is calling the 2023 NFL season what it is. 

"How I look at is, it's disrespectful to say you're not rebuilding off a Hall of Fame quarterback," Bakhtiari said Wednesday after an OTA practice, according to ESPN. "It was disrespectful to say you weren't rebuilding off of Brett Favre when you moved to Aaron. No one knew Aaron and what he was going to be, so I'm not going to sit here and like pull back those words because that is, when you look at how it's been building, how we were chasing after it and the cap - there was a bunch of situations that can definitely allude to it - we have a young team."

It is not the first time the five-time Pro Bowl left tackle has voiced his opinion on the matter, twice this offseason saying the team is rebuilding. 

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