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Packers RT Bako-Bewele out for season with torn patellar tendon

Star right tackle will miss rest of 2026 after fully tearing the same knee tendon he partially injured last December.

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What to know

  • Bako-Bewele fully tore the same patellar tendon he partially tore last December, requiring surgery and a nine-month recovery.
  • The star right tackle, who received All-Pro votes in each of the past two seasons, will miss the rest of the 2026 season and be placed on injured reserve.
  • Second-round pick Anthony Belton will take over as the Packers' starting right tackle for the remainder of the season.

“could be a season-ender”

Matt LaFleur, Packers coach · Yahoo Sports

Zach Bako-Bewele Packers right tackleMatt LaFleurMatt LaFleur Packers coachMatt Schneidman The Athletic reporterAnthony Belton 2025 second-round pick, Packers

Packers RT Bako-Bewele out for season with torn patellar tendon
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Sep 21Sep 22yesterdaynow · 2:04 AM ET
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    Packers confirm Bako-Bewele will miss rest of season

    The Packers will place Bako-Bewele on injured reserve. Bako-Bewele, who received All-Pro votes at right tackle in each of the last two seasons, signed an $88 million deal with the team in 2025 and is under contract through 2029.

    “Packers RT Zach Bako-Bewele said he fully tore his patellar tendon. He's getting surgery on Thursday and faces a nine-month recovery.”
    — Matt Schneidman, The Athletic reporter · source

    1. 9 outlets first by Packers Wire, 1d ago · also Acme Packing Company, Yahoo Sports, NBC Sports, Packers News, Sports Illustrated, Philadelphia Inquirer +2 · read ↗

    • Packers RT Zach Bako-Bewele said he fully tore his patellar tendon. He’s getting surgery on Thursday and faces a nine-month recovery. Same knee as the one he partially tore the patellar tendon in last December. Didn’t blame it on coming back too soon. Did say turf didn’t help.

      @mattschneidmanX1d ago100▲view on X ↗
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    Bako-Bewele confirmed to have fully torn patellar tendon — Matt Schneidman of The Athletic reported that Bako-Bewele fully tore his patellar tendon in his right knee. He will undergo surgery on Thursday and face a nine-month recovery period. The injury is to the same tendon he partially tore in December 2025.

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    LaFleur signals injury could be season-ending

    Packers coach Matt LaFleur said in post-game interviews that Bako-Bewele's injury "could be a season-ender," indicating the team was bracing for him to miss significant time. The Packers moved second-round pick Anthony Belton to right tackle to replace him.

    1. 3 outlets Packers RT Zach Bako-Bewele 'could be out a long time' with knee injury

      first by Yahoo Sports, 3d ago · also The New York Times, ESPN

      2 more headlines
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    Bako-Bewele suffers knee injury in Packers-Jets game — Right tackle Zach Bako-Bewele injured his knee while pass-blocking on the third play from scrimmage at MetLife Stadium. He was carted off the field with an air cast around his right leg.

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  1. 1 outlet Packers’ Final Injury Report Reveals Another Starter out vs. Falcons

    first by Yahoo Sports, 5h ago

    1 more headline

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