Aaron Rodgers reacts to David Bakhtiari's farewell, release from the Green Bay Packers

When Aaron Rodgers left the Green Bay Packers last year David Bakhtiari got emotional with his public goodbye to his longtime teammate on social media. In addition to a heartfelt message, he had a video montage of the two during their decade together.

A year later, with Bakhtiari announcing that his time in Green Bay is over, Rodgers offered just one but personal emoji to offer his feelings toward his longtime friend: A heart.

Rodgers was responding to Bakhtiari's farewell message to the Packers on X in which he called the last 11 years "a hell of a run."

Bakhtiari was a 2013 fourth-round pick out of Colorado who became a five-time All-Pro blocking Rodgers' blind side. Over the years, the two developed a strong friendship.

Bakhtiari responded to Rodgers' tweet with a photo of the two chatting during their younger days in Green Bay.

Bakhtiari has not been the same since he tore his ACL on the final day in 2020. He missed all but one game in 2021 as he recovered and he has continued to face setbacks and surgeries. He only played in the season opener this past season before needing another knee surgery and was shut down.

"I gave it my all," Bakhtiari wrote in his farewell. "I always gave it my best no matter the circumstance and to me, that truly was enough. My 32 year old self is so damn proud of that 21 year old with no facial hair, bushy tail kid that just wanted to do his best. I’m so proud of you."

Bakhtiari didn't indicate in his social media post if he was finished with football or will continue his career, but in his last public comments in October he acknowledged he still wanted to play and felt he could again at a high level when healthy.

"For whatever happens next, I look forward to it," Bakhtiari wrote on Monday.

Could he end up with Rodgers on the New York Jets? Social media is already speculating.

Bakhtiari ended his post with the same line that he used last year in his message about Rodgers ending his time with the Packers.

"Don't cry because it's over," Bakhtiari wrote. "Smile, because it happened."

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This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Aaron Rodgers reacts to David Bakhtiari's farewell from the Packers