Packers' Micah Parsons Targets Mid-October Return After ACL, Meniscus Surgery
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Updated · ESPN · Jun 3
Packers' Micah Parsons Targets Mid-October Return After ACL, Meniscus Surgery
3 articles · Updated · ESPN · Jun 3
Summary
Five months after surgery, Micah Parsons said Green Bay will not clear him for on-field work until the nine-month mark, pushing his earliest realistic game return into mid-October.
The Packers' edge rusher said his Dec. 29 operation repaired both his ACL and meniscus after a Dec. 14 knee injury, and team medical staff follow a strict nine-month rule to reduce reinjury risk.
A PUP-list start now looks likely, which would sideline Parsons for at least four games; he could return to practice before Week 5, with a Week 6 matchup against former team Dallas on Oct. 18 looming.
Parsons said the organization is aligned on prioritizing a playoff run over an early comeback after Green Bay faded from 9-3-1 to four straight losses and a first-round exit once he was injured.