Packers Star Micah Parsons Could Be Out Until Late-October

BusinessSportsMoneyPackers Star Micah Parsons Could Be Out Until Late-OctoberByRob Reischel,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Rob Reischel is a Wisconsin-based reporter who covers the NFL.Follow AuthorJun 03, 2026, 03:27pm EDTGreen Bay Packers defensive end Micah Parsons pressured Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) last season.Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.Late October.That might be the best guess as to when Green Bay Packers star defensive end Micah Parsons makes his 2026 debut.Parsons, who suffered an ACL tear in Week 15 last season, had surgery for that injury, as well as a “clean up” of his meniscus, on Dec. 29, 2025. Parsons said the Packers employ a strict “nine-month rule” of no football when players are coming back from ACL/meniscus injuries at the same time. That means if everything goes perfectly, the Packers would open Parsons’ 21-day window — one that allows a player to practice without counting against the 53-man active roster — in late September or early October. Green Bay players typically use all 21 days of that window, and if Parsons did the same, his first game back would be Oct. 25 at Detroit in Week 7.“I think the goal has always just been, not right now, but longevity with my career here,” Parsons said. “And I think they want that approach.“We have a pretty good strong nine-month rule, so it’s just all about, just through the research and the data there’s no good outcomes with players coming back early from an ACL, especially if you had other things that had to get fixed up. It’s just all about completing the rehab to the best of our ability and then seeing where we’re at from there.Here are the highlights of what Parsons said during a 20-minute exchange with state media members Wednesday. MORE FOR YOURecovery time could be longer than first expectedParsons said in January he expected to miss the first three or four games of 2026. If he winds up returning again...