The Green Bay Packers placed All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons on the physically unable to perform list on Tuesday as he recovers from a season-ending ACL injury in 2025.
Parsons, 27, said in early June that he is four months away from being cleared to practice. If he opens the season on the PUP list, he automatically has to miss at least the first four games.
The Packers also placed offensive tackle Brant Banks, defensive tackle Nazir Stackhouse, defensive end Jordon Riley and long snapper Matthew Orzech on the PUP list.
Players can be placed on the active/PUP list only before the start of training camp, which for Green Bay is Wednesday.
They count against the 90-man roster limit and can attend team meetings and use team facilities in the preseason. They can come off the list at any time in camp and practice immediately. Otherwise, they cannot participate in any portion of practice while on the list.
If Parsons does start the season on the PUP list, he would be eligible to practice ahead of the Packers’ Week 5 home matchup against the rival Chicago Bears on Oct. 11. The following Sunday, Green Bay hosts Parsons’ former team, the Dallas Cowboys.
Parsons underwent ACL surgery Dec. 29 after a Dec. 14 injury against the Denver Broncos. He revealed on June 3 that the surgery included a procedure on his meniscus.
A five-time Pro Bowl selection, Parsons finished his first season with the Packers with 12.5 sacks, 41 tackles, 27 quarterback hits and two forced fumbles, making the All-Pro first team for the third time in five seasons.
Green Bay acquired Parsons from the Dallas Cowboys in a stunning trade on Aug. 28, 2025, then signed him to a four-year, $186 million contract extension through 2029. The Packers sent Kenny Clark and a pair of first-round picks to Dallas in the deal.
Parsons has recorded 65 sacks in 77 games (76 starts) since the Cowboys drafted him with the No. 12 overall pick in 2021. He was the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2021.
In other moves on Tuesday, the Packers signed kicker Lenny Kreig and tight end Thomas Yassmin and released edge Dante Barnett and kicker Lucas Havrisik.
