Micah Parsons’ best-case return date has been revealed

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Micah Parsons’ best-case return date has been revealed

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Grey Papke | Last updated Jul 28, 2026 5:23 PM ET

The Green Bay Packers will likely have to play a significant chunk of the regular season without the services of Micah Parsons.

Matt Schneiderman of The Athletic said Tuesday that he views Week 6 as the best-case scenario for Parsons to return from his ACL tear. The expectation is that Parsons will need at least a few weeks to ramp up once he is able to fully practice again, making an earlier return unlikely.

I think Parsons returning Week 6 is best-case scenario. Nine months no football gives him a practice return of Week 4 prep at best. Assuming he needs a couple weeks to ramp up. Never doubt a guy with his physical gifts, but we also don’t know how the rest of his rehab will go. https://t.co/EECUMlcJAX
— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) July 28, 2026

Parsons has indicated that ACL recovery is essentially a nine-month period. He went down in mid-December, so the recovery time combined with getting back in game shape makes mid-October a reasonable estimate.

Parsons will want to get back as soon as possible, but he might have some added incentive to try and play in Week 6. The Packers will be hosting his former team, the Dallas Cowboys, that week, a game he would surely have circled on his calendar.

The Packers traded for Parsons a year ago to bolster their defense and he did just that. He collected 12.5 sacks in 14 games before suffering the season-ending injury.

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