{"id":1863,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/1863","headline":"Micah Parsons returns to Packers practice after ACL tear","dek":"The All-Pro edge rusher did individual drills Wednesday, starting the 21-day clock for Green Bay to activate him off injured reserve.","body":"Micah Parsons is back on the practice field with the Green Bay Packers, taking part in individual drills Wednesday as he works his way back from a torn ACL that has kept him out since mid-December. Coach Matt LaFleur confirmed the plan before practice.\n\nThe return starts a 21-day window for the Packers to activate Parsons from injured reserve. LaFleur called it a long time coming, noting the effort Parsons has put into the rehab. \"To get him back out there will be a big boost to our team,\" LaFleur said.\n\nParsons tore the ACL in his left knee during a Dec. 14 loss at Denver, ending a dominant run in his first season with Green Bay. He had 12 1/3 sacks in 13 games after the Packers acquired him from the Dallas Cowboys just before the start of the season.\n\nNo timeline has been set for when Parsons will be cleared for full contact or make his actual return to a game, but the individual-drills session is the first concrete step toward that outcome.","published_at":"2026-11-04T23:33:22.238429+00:00","source_count":3,"written_from":[{"outlet":"Fox Sports","publisher":"Fox Sports","title":"‘A Long Time Coming’: Micah Parsons Returns to Packers Practice After ACL Tear","url":"https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/green-bay-packers-micah-parsons-2026-season-debut-practice"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Packers' Micah Parsons begins practicing as he gets closer to making his 2026 season debut","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/packers-micah-parsons-begins-practicing-180243887.html"},{"outlet":"Pro Football Talk","publisher":"NBC Sports","title":"Micah Parsons will do individual work in his return to practice Wednesday","url":"https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/micah-parsons-will-do-individual-work-in-his-return-to-practice-wednesday"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Packers’ Jonathan Gannon is already dreaming of when Micah Parsons returns to surging defense","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/packers-jonathan-gannon-already-dreaming-232858723.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Micah Parsons update: Packers star to practice ahead of Patriots game","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/micah-parsons-packers-star-practice-154643043.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Matt LaFleur confirms Micah Parsons will return to practice on Wednesday","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/matt-lafleur-confirms-micah-parsons-174339553.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Packers HC Matt LaFleur’s Micah Parsons ‘full go’ declaration comes with caveat","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/packers-hc-matt-lafleur-micah-191848651.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Packers' Micah Parsons cleared to return to practice, takes part in individual drills as he begins ramp-up","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/article/packers-micah-parsons-cleared-to-return-to-practice-takes-part-in-individual-drills-as-he-begins-ramp-up-191733806.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Green Bay Packers star Micah Parsons returns to practice on Nov. 4","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/green-bay-packers-star-micah-194022780.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Green Bay Packers star Micah Parsons returns to practice on Nov. 4","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/green-bay-packers-star-micah-194022400.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Matt LaFleur Pumps the Brakes as Micah Parsons Returns to Practice","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/matt-lafleur-pumps-brakes-micah-210914243.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Packers first injury report of Week 9: Micah Parsons returns","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/packers-first-injury-report-week-221940478.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Packers Injury Report: Micah Parsons and Chris Brooks practice","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/packers-injury-report-micah-parsons-215530276.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Micah Parsons believes patience in ACL recovery will pay off for Green Bay Packers","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/micah-parsons-believes-patience-acl-225304180.html"}],"image":{"url":"https://nbcsports.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e3f4794/2147483647/strip/false/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/1920x1080!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhdliveextra-a.akamaihd.net%2FHD%2Fimage_sports%2FNBCU_Sports_Group_-_nbcsports%2F595%2F15%2Fnbc_pft_packerswoes_261104.jpg","credit":"Pro Football Talk","width":1920},"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. 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