Overview
- Packers sources and multiple reporters said the team does not expect Micah Parsons to return to practice this week, and he will not play in Week 6 against the Dallas Cowboys.
- Coach Matt LaFleur confirmed Parsons has not been cleared to practice and said the club will act once medical staff give the green light.
- Parsons told listeners on his podcast that he is taking a cautious approach and will not rush back until “all the small things” around his repaired knee are fixed.
- Green Bay has not opened the NFL’s 21‑day practice window that would let Parsons ramp up with the team before the club must decide whether to activate him.
- The delay matters because the Packers already lost Javon Hargrave and Edgerrin Cooper for the season to Achilles injuries, leaving the defensive front short-handed and shifting stakes for when Parsons returns later this month or in November.