Micah Parsons 'ramping up,' says it's Packers' call on playing - ESPN

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Three practices in, Micah Parsons has not experienced any setbacks with his back injury but still needs to clear a few hurdles before it's a given he will make his Green Bay Packers debut in Sunday's season opener against the Detroit Lions.

Parsons was healthy enough to pass his physical to complete the trade from the Cowboys last week but has continued the treatments he began in Dallas.

«I'm still ramping up,» Parsons said after Thursday's practice. «It's a process of getting ready for football. Being out for six months, obviously, going through the tightness, the soreness, but I just got plenty of faith that this great training staff and the coaches are slowly getting me the plays and getting me things that I need if we decide to give me the green light out there. It's completely up to the coaches, though.»

One key was getting through Wednesday's full-pads practice, which was the first time Parsons was in pads since last season.

«I think he was able to do what we had planned for him today,» coach Matt LaFleur said Thursday. «So, he's doing a good job with that.»

Parsons was open to taking an injection to help his back, if necessary.

«We're just gonna see about that,» Parsons said. «Right now, we just took the steroid pack that I got from the Cowboys last week and we started that last week while I was getting treatment there… We finished the pack and hopefully that works plus treatment to get me back to 100 [percent].»

While Parsons is new to the Packers, he sounded like he has fit right in, especially when it came to the NFC North rivalries.

«I felt like Dallas and Detroit already had a rivalry,» Parsons said. «I already got that rivalry built up where I'm excited to play them. I never liked Detroit.