Overview
- NFL insider Tom Pelissero reported on Saturday that Parsons is not expected to practice next week and that a game return could wait until November.
- Parsons remains on the reserve/physically unable to perform list after December ACL surgery with meniscus work and has not suffered reported rehab setbacks.
- The Packers have followed a roughly nine‑month guideline for ACL recoveries and must formally clear Parsons before opening his 21‑day practice window.
- Coaches cited schedule factors — a Week 6 Sunday night game and a short turnaround for Week 8 Thursday night — as practical reasons to delay his first game action.
- Parsons’ absence has elevated internal rushers such as Lukas Van Ness and Edgerrin Cooper and could shape Green Bay’s defense and roster management through midseason.