Packers place Micah Parsons on reserve PUP list to start season
2 sources • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 30, 2026, 8:18 PM
Last updated Aug 30, 2026
The Green Bay Packers officially placed defensive end Micah Parsons on the regular season physically unable to perform list on August 30. The move keeps Parsons out of the lineup for at least the first four games of the regular season while he continues recovering from an ACL tear sustained in December. Parsons previously spent training camp on the PUP list and has been targeting a potential return in October. He noted earlier this month that the Week 6 game against the Dallas Cowboys serves as his most optimistic return target. The team will look for other defensive players to fill his role until he is cleared for competition. His actual return date remains subject to evaluation over the coming weeks.
- •The Packers moved Micah Parsons to the regular season PUP list on August 30.
- •Parsons is recovering from an ACL tear suffered in December.
- •He remains ineligible to play until the team's fifth game of the season.
- •A Week 6 return against the Dallas Cowboys is considered the most optimistic scenario.
- •The team will adjust the defensive rotation while waiting for his recovery.
- 8:18 PMYahoo Sports — Packers place Micah Parsons on injured reserve to start regular season while recovering from ACL tear
- 8:12 PMYahoo Sports — Packers move Micah Parsons to reserve/PUP to open season
"We've known for some time that Packers defensive end Micah Parsons would not be ready to play at the start of the regular season and the team made it official on Sunday.
"Parsons started training camp on the PUP list after tearing his ACL in December, and has been aiming for an October return.
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External links- Yahoo SportsAug 30, 2026, 8:18 PMPackers place Micah Parsons on injured reserve to start regular season while recovering from ACL tear
Parsons started training camp on the PUP list after tearing his ACL in December, and has been aiming for an October return.
- Yahoo SportsAug 30, 2026, 8:12 PMPackers move Micah Parsons to reserve/PUP to open season
We've known for some time that Packers defensive end Micah Parsons would not be ready to play at the start of the regular season and the team made it official on Sunday.
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