Availability
Micah Parsons (knee) will begin the season on the PUP list for the Green Bay Packers according to Adam Schefter.
Fantasy Impact
Parsons will now be sidelined for at least the first four weeks of the regular season, leaving the Green Bay defense without an elite pass-rush option early in the season. The linebacker will be eligible to return prior to a Week 5 divisional matchup against the Chicago Bears in Lambeau Field.
The Packers officially placed Micah Parsons on the PUP list.
Fantasy Impact
This was expected. It was a matter of it was going to happen on Tuesday or Wednesday. Parsons will miss the start of the season and is currently looking at a potential return around Week 6.
Packers beat reporter Matt Schneidman suggests Micah Parsons could return in Week 6 against the Cowboys.
Fantasy Impact
This would create quite the storyline if it happens. Parsons is expected to be placed on the PUP list in training camp and miss the start of the season.
The Packers are expected to place Micah Parsons on the PUP list on Tuesday or Wednesday.
Fantasy Impact
Parsons is expected to miss the start of the season. He is targeting his return in October.
Micah Parsons revealed on Wednesday that he has four months left in his rehab from an ACL tear, leaving the door open for an October return to action.
Fantasy Impact
At this point, it seems that Parsons is heading towards beginning the 2026 season on the PUP list. However, the 27-year-old seems to be pushing for a return in the first half of the season.