Report: Green Bay Packers' Micah Parsons to Miss Early Part of 2026 Season

Green Bay Packers superstar Micah Parsons will miss the early part of the 2026 season, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. 

Parsons is recovering from a torn ACL. 

"The feeling within the organization has been that Parsons would miss the early part of the season and be back early on," Schefter said. "He'll be a candidate to be placed on the Physically Unable to Perform list. So, heard three to four games potentially missed."

Parsons had a stellar first season with the Packers. He finished with 12.5 sacks, 19 solo tackles, 12 tackles for loss and 27 QB hits in 14 games. 

One of the best players in the league, Parsons made the Pro Bowl last season despite tearing his ACL against the Denver Broncos. The Penn State product has made the Pro Bowl every season of his NFL career with the Dallas Cowboys and Packers. 

Green Bay didn't win a game after Parsons tore his ACL against the Broncos. The Chicago Bears beat the Packers in the wild-card round of the 2026 playoffs. Chicago outscored Green Bay 25-6 to win the contest. The Packers could have used Parsons, who likely would have made Caleb Williams' life more difficult.

Parsons has a lot of motivation in his ACL recovery, especially after what Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said during an interview with Adam Schein on Mad Dog Sports Radio.

Jones said the Cowboys feel really good about the Parsons trade. 

The Packers got Parsons, while the Cowboys received Kenny Clark, a 2026 first-round pick and a 2027 first-round pick.

"We feel really good about it," Jones said, via Pro Football Talk. "Obviously much respect for Micah and what he stands for and how he plays and the caliber of player he is. At the same time, we feel good about what we've added via that trade. You look at a guy like Quinnen Williams and Kenny Clark. They're alpha players who are not only great players on the field, but they're leaders in the meeting rooms, how about they go about their business in the offseason. Just bring great leadership to this team.

"I just feel very optimistic that we have the right pieces in place. Ultimately, the decision we made was that one player is not worth four or five good ones and we feel like that's where we're going to end up here in a good spot. We had that opportunity there. Didn't feel like we were one player away last year, but I certainly feel like we're putting the pieces together to give us an opportunity to go do what our fans deserve, what we want, which is to go and try to win the big trophy."

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