Packers Star Micah Parsons Says Week 6 Return Against Cowboys Is Realistic

Green Bay Packers linebacker Micah Parsons is looking forward to returning to action, even more so against his former team.

Parsons told reporters that returning for Week 6 against the team that traded him to Green Bay, the Dallas Cowboys, on October 11 is "very realistic."

"Me and the (medical) staff, we’ve got to get to the point where I’m feeling great and we say, ‘Micah, you’ll be in a really good phase,'" Parsons said on Tuesday. "Is it possible? Yes. I wouldn’t say it’s not possible. But, at the same time, in these next 10, 12 weeks from now on, we’ve got to do our part to make it possible. It’s not off the board, but we’ve got to put the work in."

Parsons is recovering from a torn ACL and meniscus sustained in Week 15 of last season. As a result, he opened training camp on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list. If Parsons opens the regular season on the PUP list, he'll be forced to miss the Packers' first four games.

The Dallas Cowboys traded All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers in August 2025. (Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images)

Updated league rules allow players on the list to practice after two regular-season weeks, though Green Bay historically prefers a nine-month recovery window after surgery before clearing players for practice. That timeline points to a late September practice return.

"I wouldn't say it's not possible, but, at the same time, in these next 10 weeks — 10, 12 weeks from now on — we've got to do our part to make it possible," Parsons said. "It's not off the board, but we've got to put the work in."

While Parsons has resumed straight-line running, he noted he still needs to clear hurdles such as changing directions. Before his injury, Green Bay was 9-3-1, and Parsons