India, Sept. 14 -- Green Bay Packers star Micah Parsons is not playing at the start of the 2026 NFL season as he continues to recover from a torn ACL and a meniscus procedure on his left knee. Parsons suffered the injury late in the 2025 season and had surgery on Dec. 29, 2025. The recovery has kept him out of the Packers' opening games, but his return is getting closer.

The Packers placed Parsons on the reserve/physically unable to perform (PUP) list before the start of the regular season. Under the NFL rules for players on the reserve/PUP list, he must miss at least the first four games. That means he cannot return before Week 5.

Parsons is still working his way back from major knee surgery. His ACL reconstruction also included a meni...