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Oct 14, 2026 at 04:25 PM EDT
Lambeau Field hosts the Dallas Cowboys in Week 6, and the star they shipped away after a bitter contract fight won’t be suiting up.
Green Bay Packers edge rusher Micah Parsons hasn’t practiced since tearing his ACL last December, an injury that also damaged his meniscus, and he’s still on the team’s physically unable to perform list. He used his podcast, “The Edge with Micah Parsons,” to shoot down the revenge storyline.
Parsons said fans built up the matchup far more than he did.
“I don’t care about the team I left or the team they think I want my revenge against,” Parsons said. “I don’t need revenge. I just need two healthy knees to do what I love to do.”
Readiness isn’t the issue, according to Parsons. “If the Super Bowl was this week, I’m playing in the Super Bowl,” he said.
Avoiding an overcompensation injury is the real goal, he explained.
“It’s like, what’s the point of getting me back for four weeks and then next thing you know, my groin [is] bothering me,” he said.
Medical clearance still hasn’t come, according to Packers coach Matt LaFleur. “You don’t want one leg to be that much stronger than the other leg is what I’m getting at,” LaFleur said.
Surgery followed the Dec. 14 injury on Dec. 29, leaving him roughly 9½ months into recovery. Green Bay generally sidelines ACL patients for a minimum of nine months.
The Packers landed him in 2025, sending three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kenny Clark and first-round picks in 2026 and 2027 to Dallas. Parsons then inked a four-year, $186 million extension.
His 14 games before the injury produced 12.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and 41 combined tackles, plus a third All-Pro selection and a fifth trip to the Pro Bowl.
Without him, Green Bay ranks fifth league-wide in passing yards allowed at 181.0 per game, though its run defense sits in a tie for 24th.
At 3-2, the Packers enter after routing the Chicago Bears 31-7, while the Cowboys sit at 2-3 following a 24-16 home loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.