Overview
- Parsons told NFL Network on Monday that Week 6, Oct. 18, is his "most optimistic" date to return to game action for the Packers.
- That target matches a roughly nine-month medical guideline for ACL repairs and mirrors timelines reported by Packers beat writers and team policy observers.
- Parsons is expected to start the 2026 season on injured reserve, which requires missing at least the first four games and would translate to missing five games if he returns in Week 6.
- Green Bay will rely on a committee of younger and rotational edge players — including Lukas Van Ness, Barryn Sorrell, Brenton Cox and rookie Dani Dennis‑Sutton — to cover Parsons' snaps while he rehabs.
- The Week 6 game is against Parsons' former team, the Dallas Cowboys, a storyline he has circled, though he and team doctors have cautioned that setbacks or a later return remain possible.