Micah Parsons is still waiting to get back on the field for the Green Bay Packers, but his latest comments offered a pretty clear sign of where he stands in the recovery process.
The star edge rusher, who is working back from a torn ACL suffered last year, said the delay is about more than simply clearing one injury. Green Bay has opened the season strongly without him, yet there’s still no sign the team is willing to rush the process - and Parsons doesn’t sound interested in cutting corners either.
At Bleacher Report’s The Edge, Parsons got right to the point when addressing the questions around his timeline:
“The biggest thing that people worried about with me, they’re like, ‘Man, why ain’t he back yet?’”
He then laid out how he’s thinking about the comeback.
“If the Super Bowl was this week, I’m playing in the Super Bowl. But it’s just about me making sure I have all the small things fixed first.
What a lot of people don’t figure out is it’s not just the ACL. It’s like, why did the ACL happen?
What was weak? Because it all works together.
It’s a chain. And throughout the history of ACL, they notice if you come back early, there tends to be an overcompensation injury on the other side … we just gon’ make sure everything is right before.”
Parsons’ Super Bowl line stands out because it signals real confidence in how far along he is, even if he hasn’t returned yet. He made it clear he’s focused on getting every piece right before stepping back into a game.
“Because everyone knows, it’s like, what’s the point of getting me back for four weeks and then next thing you know, my groin bothering me,” the Packers edge rusher continued.
For Green Bay, the biggest takeaway is simple: Parsons’ return still hasn’t happened, but his comments suggest the comeback may not be all that far off. And when he does get back, the Packers’ defense should get a major lift.
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