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Packers Right Tackle Zach Bako-Bewele Out for the Season with a Torn Patellar Tendon
The injury leaves Green Bay without its top offensive lineman and requires surgery, with Bako-Bewele facing an 8- to 10-month recovery.
- Green Bay Packers right tackle Zach Bako-Bewele will miss the remainder of the season after suffering a complete patellar tendon tear in his right knee during Sunday's 20-17 overtime victory over the New York Jets.
- This injury affects the same knee Bako-Bewele partially tore on December 14, 2025, against the Denver Broncos, which forced him to miss the end of last season and required offseason surgery.
- Widely considered the Packers' best offensive lineman, Bako-Bewele's absence leaves the unit struggling; Green Bay currently ranks last in the NFL with 64.5 rushing yards per game.
- Second-Year pro Anthony Belton finished Sunday's game at right tackle and is expected to start when Green Bay faces the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday, September 24, 2026.
- Bako-Bewele is scheduled for surgery on Thursday and expects a nine-month recovery; he said playing on artificial turf at MetLife Stadium "I don't think the turf helped," noting the surface may have contributed to the injury.
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The RecordPackers' Zach Bako-Bewele expects to miss rest of the season after tearing his patellar tendon
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers offensive tackle Zach Bako-Bewele has a torn patellar tendon and expects to miss the rest of the season.
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