The mechanism of the injury, early reports following Sunday’s loss in Denver and comments from coach Matt LaFleur all paint the same picture on the knee injury suffered by defensive end Micah Parsons.
Parsons went down with a non-contact knee injury while chasing Bo Nix outside the pocket in the third quarter on Sunday at Empower Field at Mile High. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the initial belief from the Packers’ side is that Parsons tore his ACL, a season-ending injury.
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“It doesn’t look good, I’ll leave it at that,” LaFleur said post-game.
Testing will be done in Green Bay on Monday to confirm the diagnosis.
Parsons’ left knee buckled while on the chase, and he appeared to be in significant pain after going to the ground. He eventually hobbled back to the locker room.
LaFleur called the day a “double whammy” because of the defeat to the Broncos and the loss of several key players, including Parsons.
“You don’t wish that on anybody. It’s obviously tough,” LaFleur said. “We all know what kind of player he is and the impact he’s had on our football team. To lose someone like that, it’s tough. But no one is going to feel sorry for us. We need to find a way. Guys have to rally around each other.”
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Parsons, who was acquired via trade with the Dallas Cowboys in September, had 12.5 sacks during the Packers’ first 13 games. He was on an All-Pro pace entering Sunday.
With a recovery timetable of at least nine months ahead, the start of the 2026 season will almost certainly be impacted for Parsons.
The Packers also lost Christian Watson (chest), Zach Tom (knee) and Evan Williams (knee) to injuries on Sunday in Denver.
This article originally appeared on Packers Wire: Packers fear torn ACL for Micah Parsons: ‘It doesn’t look good’
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