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Micah Parsons could return to Packers practice next week
Green Bay Packers linebacker Micah Parsons could return to practice next week after recovering from a torn ACL and meniscus in his left knee.
He has been out since the injury in December 2025 and remains on the physically unable to perform list.
Coach Matt LaFleur said he “sure hope[s]” Parsons will return, a change from his earlier firm rejections, but said the decision rests with the medical team.
Once Parsons resumes practice, Green Bay will have three weeks to add him to the roster or place him on injured reserve.
Practicing next week would not necessarily mean he could play right away, and he is unlikely to be ready for the Packers’ Week 9 game against the Patriots.
Green Bay faces the Vikings after that, then has a bye, so his first possible game could be November 25 at the Rams.
A return would give a boost to a Packers defense that could use help, but Parsons must be confident in his repaired knee before playing.
Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur said he hopes Micah Parsons can return to practice next week.
Parsons remains on the physically unable to perform list after tearing the ACL in his left knee in December 2025.
LaFleur said there is a chance Parsons will practice, but the decision depends on the medical team.
If Parsons opens his three-week practice window next week, he could return to game action after the Packers’ Week 11 bye.
- Who
- Micah Parsons, Green Bay Packers edge rusher, and coach Matt LaFleur.
- What
- Parsons could return to practice next week after recovering from a knee injury.
- When
- LaFleur discussed the possibility on Tuesday, October 27, 2026.
- Where
- Green Bay, Wisconsin.
- Why
- Parsons is recovering from a torn ACL and remains on the physically unable to perform list. The medical decision will determine when he can practice.
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Parsons tore the ACL and meniscus in his left knee.
Parsons had surgery on his left knee.
LaFleur said he hoped Parsons would return to practice the following week and acknowledged there was a chance.
The Packers could open Parsons’ three-week practice window.
- Injury
- Torn ACL and meniscus in left knee
- Injury date
- December 14, 2025
- Surgery
- Two weeks after the injury
- Practice status
- Reserve/physically unable to perform list
- Possible practice return
- Next week
- Possible game return
- November 25 at the Rams
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What people are saying
I sure hope so,
I'm saying there's a chance.
At the end of the day, that's the medical [decision]. Yeah, I'm itching [for] it, though, for sure.
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Matt LaFleur had a different answer to the weekly “Will Micah Parsons practice next week?” question. “I sure hope so.” Previously it had been a hard no, but LaFleur said there’s a chance Parsons could practice next week.