Packers' Parsons to Miss First 3-4 Games of 2026 Season

Green Bay Packers star pass rusher Micah Parsons is projected to miss the first three to four games of the 2026 NFL season as he continues recovering from a torn left anterior cruciate ligament in his knee, according to reports from team insiders. The 26-year-old defender sustained the injury on December 14, 2025, during a Week 15 loss to the Denver Broncos, which sidelined him for the remainder of the 2025 campaign.

Parsons underwent reconstructive surgery on December 29, 2025, marking the end of a promising debut season with the Packers. In 14 games after joining the team, he recorded 12.5 sacks, 41 tackles, 27 quarterback hits, two forced fumbles and 79 pressures, earning first-team All-Pro honors and selection to his fifth consecutive Pro Bowl. His performance highlighted the immediate impact of a blockbuster trade that brought him to Green Bay from the Dallas Cowboys on August 28, 2025. The Packers sent defensive tackle Kenny Clark and first-round draft picks in 2026 and 2027 to Dallas in exchange, then secured Parsons with a four-year contract extension worth $186 million through the 2029 season.

Originally drafted 12th overall by the Cowboys in 2021 out of Penn State,...