Overview
- Parsons said he has just relearned to walk and has not begun running or cutting, adding he feels ahead or on track for an early-season return but that each rehab phase will dictate the timing.
- Typical ACL recoveries take nine to twelve months, which makes a September return possible only if progress continues without setbacks.
- Green Bay picked up the fifth-year option on edge rusher Lukas Van Ness as the team braces for early-season snaps without Parsons.
- Analysts have floated a short-term signing of Haason Reddick due to his past success with new coordinator Jonathan Gannon, though the Packers have not made such a move.
- The stakes are high after Green Bay traded major assets for Parsons and extended him for $186 million, and GM Brian Gutekunst said he has zero regrets after Parsons delivered 12.5 sacks before the Week 15 ACL tear.