{
  "id": 8738073,
  "title": "Packers right tackle Zach Bako-Bewele injures knee, carted off field",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/packers-right-tackle-zach-bako-bewele-injures-knee-carted-off-field",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-20T17:50:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/packers-tackle-zach-bako-bewele-175002583.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "During Sunday's game, Green Bay Packers right tackle Zach Bako-Bewele sustained a serious knee injury and had to be taken off the field on a stretcher. The incident occurred after wide receiver Jayden Reed was previously carted off due to injury. Zach was engaged in a block while protecting quarterback Jordan Love when he suffered the leg injury. He was observed wearing a cast on his right leg. Former NFL linebacker Jonathan Vilma, appearing on air, remarked that he had never witnessed two players from the same team being carted off on successive plays. Bako-Bewele, who is 27 years old, has played various offensive line positions for the Packers throughout his career. He recently signed an $88 million contract extension with the team, which included a $30.2 million signing bonus.",
  "summary": "Right tackle Zach Bako-Bewele injured his right knee on the Packers' third snap and was carted off the field in an air cast.",
  "key_points": [
    "Packers' Zach Bako-Bewele injures knee, stretchered off field",
    "Wide receiver Jayden Reed previously carted off with injury",
    "Former NFL linebacker Jonathan Vilma notes rare occurrence"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}