DECEMBER 15: An MRI has confirmed an ACL tear in Parsons’ case, as first reported by NFL insider Jordan Schultz. His season is indeed over, and a lengthy rehab process will begin once surgery takes place. The Packers will proceed without their blockbuster trade acquisition available down the stretch and into the playoffs.
DECEMBER 14: Stars are falling on both sides of the ball this evening. Shortly following news of an identical injury to Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that the Packers fear star pass rusher Micah Parsons has suffered a torn ACL. Parsons will undergo further testing with the team in order to confirm the diagnosis. 
While Parsons and Mahomes both suffered the injury on their left knee, Parsons’ came without contact as he collapsed in the midst of a pass rush and went down holding the injured limb. Green Bay ruled him out shortly after, and in the postgame proceedings, head coach Matt LaFleur told reporters, “It doesn’t look good, I’ll leave it at that,” per Tom Pelissero of NFL Network.
It’s been a frustrating year for Parsons. As soon as the calendar changed to March and the 2025 NFL season, Parsons began negotiating with the Cowboys for a long-term extension. What followed was a novel’s worth of updates, how the two sides were far apart, how the team hadn’t even submitted an offer yet, how Parsons was asking for big money, and how the Cowboys were willing to make him the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history.
Things got serious when Organized Team Activities took place without Parsons in attendance, indicating that Parsons’ negotiations were set to follow in the difficult footsteps of former teammates CeeDee Lamb and Dak Prescott. Parsons eased tensions by returning for minicamp as negotiations continued, but things soured when Parsons felt he had been cornered to negotiate without his agent. Negotiations started going in the wrong direction after that, and Parsons requested a trade from Dallas.
After a good amount of tumult, Jerry Jones and the Cowboys finally caved, trading Parsons to Green Bay just a week and a half before the start of the regular season. The trade came along with a four-year, $188MM extension, providing Parsons with the raise he desired. In return, Parsons has given the team his usual brilliance. In just 14 games, Parsons has continued his streak of seasons with at least 12.0 sacks, something he’s done in all five years of his career. With three games left to go, he even had a chance to challenge his career-high sack number of 14.0.
Before Parsons’ arrival, the Packers defense was no liability. The 2024 unit ranked sixth in points allowed and fifth in yards allowed behind a seventh-ranked rush defense and 13th-best pass defense. With Parsons in tow, the defense once again ranks sixth in points allowed and fifth in yards allowed. This time, though, Parsons has helped the pass defense improve to seventh in the NFL with an eighth-ranked run defense.
The Packers have a number of injuries throughout the defensive line aside from Parsons. Without Parsons, Green Bay will likely turn to Kingsley Enagbare and Lukas Van Ness to pick up the yoke across from Rashan Gary. They almost certainly will not be able to fully match his output, but they’ll need to try to minimize his absence as much as possible as the team just holds on to a Wild Card spot after today’s loss.
In addition to losing Parsons tonight, the Packers saw recently returned wide receiver Christian Watson depart today’s game with a chest injury. According to James Palmer of The Athletic, Watson left the stadium in an ambulance, but he ended up traveling home with the team after getting a scan, per another writer at The Athletic, Matt Schneidman.
Lets add another game, that won’t impact wear and tear on the best players.
Still time to delete this.
But if the owners and that stupid commish goodell have their way, they’ll add an 18th game.
It is game 14. So you cannot blame the injury on the expanded games.
If you look at it like that in terms of a 1 season yes.
but wear and tear is an accumulation. Think about they just had the 16 game schedule in 2020. They have played 4 total extra games since the added games so that is still an impact on the body.
Take it further to college football too now that they have the playoffs. Players could be adding 3-4 extra games on the body each season. If at a power school like Georgia you could be playing an additional season worth of games if a 4yr sr. I know college physicality is not the same but we see injuries near piles and almost all the schools play on turf.
But they also hardly play in the preseason now and the practices are a lot easier than the two a days they used to have.
Definitely a torn ACL, but who knows what else.
Keep giving the TJ Watt and the Micah Parsons QB money and be surprised when they get hurt.
Awful
Heal up micah!
I mean, it’s doesn’t really affect the packers, because they were never going to win anything with or without Parsons.
That’s rich coming from a Bills fan.
There is my Lap dog. How are you puppy?
Ah yes, noticing your weak trolling famously makes someone your dog.
Lol. Your a joke.
Ah, the ability to predict the future. Wish I could do that.
Awful. He was so much fun to watch in that defense.
Men that sucks
Hope for a speedy recovery
But you know somewhere Jerry jones is like “I told you paying him that much was a bad idea”
If you had a mic in the room with Jerry I can guarantee he was laughing and saying how he was the smartest to get rid of him
Thanks for the 1st Rounders
LOVE, Jerry
Prime example of why you need to be careful giving QB money to players who rely on there legs for production and don’t have the protections afforded them that the QB position does (even though it was a non-contact injury)
Never want to see good players go down. Wanted Bears to beat them with him in there. Still a big loss for Packers.
If Watson is out this week possibly too, it becomes almost a must win for Da Bears. I know they’ll be bringing the A game either way, but…..
Been a bad Sunday for injuries in Week 15, Parsons ACL?, Mahomes ACL?, Lavonte Adams Hamstring? and who knows who else for this week.
was that last paragraph left behind from a pervious parsons article like prior to the season starting?
It’s the NFL. Like all professional sports unfortunately players get injured. Hopefully a full recovery for an excellent and exciting player. The power and twisting, torqued moves he makes will make you wonder if the knee injury will have a long term effect.
It’s just messed up that teams that have a shot for the big prize losing their main players that can change a game. I’m just a football fan no alliances to any team but just want those teams to have their main players on the field and ready to play once the playoffs start and may the best team win it all. But now it will be kind of jaded that Parson or maybe Adams won’t have the opportunity to be a part of the NFL playoffs this year.
I can’t really feel BAD for the Packers since poor Dennis Allen and the Bears have been playing without most of their defense since April so I’m not sure how extra games would have anything to do with that. But I do feel bad for the fans of teams who will be watching some games now and going why is this game so boring? Oh yeah half of the play makers are in the press box. Allen has been playing with a defense all year kept together with Duct tape and super glue and taking crap for it.
Here’s a new one…a bear fan with excuses…wow, that’s a shock..
You think the players the bears are playing without “since April” COMBINED can hold Parsons’ jock strap, you’re delusional.
Playing without 2 Pro Bowlers( Johnson and Edmunds) One of the best nickels in the league(Gordon), A couple of solid players( Stevenson, Edwards) And Jarrett for a fair piece yeah but I don’t have to make excuses. Because the Bears kept the score where they had more points than the other team all year. But I’m sure the Packers will make this all about Parsons. It’s lame. But you prove my lack of faith in Cheeseheads make sense. LMAO
Bears fans are loyal fans.
So, YOU’RE the one….
ohmy… If the Bears win Saturday, will no Parsons be your excuse?
No. I’ll use the excuse bear fans have used for every loss since 1985, it’s the refs fault.
BTW, you STILL lost in GB WITH the help of the refs…
2 1st’s, Kenny Clark and Quinnen Williams, now that GB 1st is more likely to be in the 20-23 range instead of the 28-32 range after the Micah and Watson injuries
You can say whatever you want about the trade but the fact is the Packers are going to the Playoffs still and the Cowboys and Eberlose are going home again. Eberlose wouldn’t have known what to do with him anyway.
Let me know how Micah does for you in the playoffs this year!
It’s not the gimme that the Packers make the playoffs.
GB has Chi, Balt, MN
Det has Pgh, MN, Chi. But Chicago might not have anything to play for.
Chicago Bears 2025 NFC North Champs.
Parsons. Watson. Tom. Williams. Kraft. Wyatt.
Those are six pro bowlers out. For the est of the year.
Sigh. Season over.
The ultimate homer is throwing in the towel. Or maybe Bearmeat is more of a fair weather fan than a homer. Too bad he can’t be more like this guy.
“What? Over? Did you say ‘over’? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!…
It ain’t over now, ’cause when the goin’ gets tough, the tough get goin’. Who’s with me? Let’s go!”
~ Bluto – 1962
The Packers are still competitive on a good day.
Most definitely.
Womp, womp.
Speaking of trolling… you’re making fun of injures now? At least I’m honest about my dislike for the opposing nfcn teams. But it never goes so far as wishing injury or laughing at it
“Lighten up Francis.”
~ Sgt. Hulka, 1981
Triggered much? I’m actually making fun of you for so easily giving up on the season. Titty-baby. 🤣
Fair. The 24 hours after that carnage was rough.
Goodell: “Oh,oh! more injuries to key players…I better accelerate my flag football agenda”.
10 month recovery and rehab time. Won’t see parsons and mahomes till at least mid Oct
Hell of a ride this year Micah. From start to finish. See you in 2027?
Getting injured this late in the season likely means he’ll miss half of next season as well.