NFL players often pout — either privately or publicly — when they see their organizations prepare for their inevitable, eventual departure. That's human nature. Nobody wants to be replaced.

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But Packers left tackle David Bakhtiari isn't pouting — not publicly, at least. A rare Green Bay draft reach last month resulted in a new, necessary body for its offensive line. Second-round pick Jason Spriggs figures to make an impact in some fashion right away, and Bakhtiari is cool with it.

"I completely understand it," the 24-year-old tackle told Packersnews.com of the team's selection. "It’s very smart."

Bakhtiari knows Spriggs, for now, is more of an insurance policy than his replacement. The ankle that forced Bakhtiari to miss the last two games of the regular season and Green Bay's wild-card playoff win over Washington was one of multiple injuries that left the offensive line in shambles and Aaron Rodgers running for his life. Without Bakhtiari, the Packers got stomped by the Cardinals in Week 16 and lost the division title to the Vikings in Week 17.

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Hence the organization's draft reach. Spriggs' role for 2016 is not yet clear, but chances are it'll come to fruition when/if a tackle gets injured.

"When I went down, or when (right tackle) Bryan (Bulaga) went down, we had a complete shuffle of the offensive line trying new guys every week," Bakhtiari said. "We even tried a guard out there. I think (Spriggs) just really adds depth and really shores up, because that’s a scary thing that you have No. 12 sitting back there, and he has his tackles go down — especially in the same game.

"I 100 percent can see how the draft unfolded based on that."

Bakhtiari is entering the final season of his rookie contract, meaning a solid fourth year will result in a big payday; meaning, if Spriggs becomes what the Packers hope he will, the team might not be as motivated to re-sign the veteran. Bakhtiari says he wants to stay in Green Bay and claims there's "mutual" interest in an extension this year, according to the report.

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"Me talking about it, me thinking about it ain’t going to get it done," he said. "Me just coming in, working hard and doing what I have to do every day, that’ll be the only contributing factor that I can do toward the next phase."

No pouting — at least Bakhtiari has that going for him.