Quarterback might not be the only position where the Pittsburgh Steelers take a look at making a big move during the 2024 offseason.
The team could really use an upgrade at tackle after they struggled at the position on both sides of the line in 2023.
They are expected to make a move at one of the tackle spots this offseason as Broderick Jones fills the other spot in his second season.
It looks like there’s some hope that he move they make could be for a former All-Pro left tackle.
Steelers Nation’s Brogan Noey thinks the Steelers should go after David Bakhtiari if he becomes available this offseason.
Bakhtiari is still under contract with the Green Bay Packers, but is expected to be released in a move that would save them more than $20 million in cap space.
There was no question about just how good Bakhtiari was at his peak. From 2016-2020 he was an elite left tackle who was rarely penalized and made sure Aaron Rodgers had plenty of time to throw the football.
He made either the first or second All-Pro team in each of those seasons.
Unfortunately, the three seasons since that stretch have been tough for Bakhtiari.
He played just one game in 2021 because of an ACL injury that he suffered at the end of the 2020 season.
In 2022, Bakhtiari was able to play 11 games and there was an obvious difference in the team’s pass protection when he was available. Over the course of the season he showed that he was still one of the better tackles in the league when healthy.
Then in 2023, he once agains struggled with injury. A knee injury suffered in Week 1 ended up requiring surgery and cost him the rest of the season.
Now Bakhtiari could become one of the biggest names at the position in this year’s free agent class, but he comes with some question marks.
How much does he have left in the tank at 32 years old and after dealing with some major injury issues?
Despite that big question, Bakhtiari should still have some suitors during the offseason if he becomes available.
