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. Parson 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 his knee. 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. Following last year’s Super Bowl and the waning days of the 2024 season, as soon as the calendar changed months, 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.
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 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 continued his streak of seasons with at least 12 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.
Breaking news, refresh for updated information…
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.
Definitely a torn ACL, but who knows what else.
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
Never want to see good players go down. Wanted Bears to beat them with him in there. Still a big loss for Packers.
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.