Micah Parsons could make the Packers legitimate Super Bowl contenders

Green Bay Packers star pass rusher Micah Parsons is inching closer to a return to the field. Parsons hasn't played since suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during the Packers' Week 15 loss to the Denver Broncos on Dec. 14, 2025. The star also suffered some damage to his meniscus. A potential target of returning in Week 6 came and went without Parsons even getting back on the practice field, which begged the question – when will he actually play again? Head coach Matt LaFleur seemed to indicate that could be coming soon, at least in the form of a return to practice ahead of Week 9. "I sure hope so," LaFleur said on Oct. 27, acknowledging that it's a different answer than he has given previously. "At the end of the day, that's the medical decision]. Yeah, I'm itching [for] it, though, for sure." What does a Parsons return mean for the Packers? Here's what to know. See some of the season's most notable touchdown celebrations from around the NFL. Above, Deebo Samuel Sr. 19 of the San Francisco 49ers celebrates scoring a touchdown in the fourth quarter of the NFL football game against Los Angeles Rams at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on September 11, 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. Parker Washington of the Jacksonville Jaguars celebrates scoring his teams first touchdown during the 2026 NFL London Games match between Philadelphia Eagles and Jacksonville Jaguars at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on October 11, 2026 in London, England.