The Green Bay Packers have stayed on track this season without Micah Parsons, but the edge rusher’s return remains the story hanging over the defense. Parsons is still working back from a torn ACL suffered last year, and while fans are getting restless, both he and the team seem intent on taking the long view.
Parsons gave the clearest sign yet that he may be getting closer when he spoke during his appearance at Bleacher Report’s The Edge. He didn’t offer a timeline, but he did make it plain that this isn’t a race to get back on the field before everything is ready.
“The biggest thing that people worried about with me, they’re like, ‘Man, why ain’t he back yet?’”
“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.”
That was the strongest hint yet that Parsons believes the finish line is coming into view, even if he’s not there yet. He doubled down on the point by explaining why the Packers won’t be throwing him back out there just for the sake of it.
“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 wait has clearly mattered on defense. Parsons’ absence has been felt, and getting him back would give the unit a major lift.
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