Micah Parsons injury update: Packers star edge rusher will play in limited capacity vs. Lions
Parsons will make his Packers debut on Sunday after the trade from the Cowboys
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A back injury has limited Micah Parsons in the lead-up to the Green Bay Packers' season opener against the Detroit Lions on Sunday, and he was listed as questionable on the final injury report. Despite the questions about his status, Parsons, recently acquired from the Dallas Cowboys in a blockbuster trade, will indeed make his Packers debut, sources told CBS Sports' Tracy Wolfson.
After speaking with members of the Green Bay organization, Wolfson is reporting that Parsons will play, although how much time he sees is still undetermined. The team's performance staff will get the final say on how many snaps the star edge rusher plays. Part of the reason that Green Bay will closely monitor Parsons' snaps against the Lions is because the team is on a short week in Week 2. The Packers play the Washington Commanders on Thursday Night Football next week.
"I can tell you he will play in some limited fashion," Wolfson said. "How many snaps remains to be seen. We were told that decision is made by the Packers' performance group. He has not played in six months, it's a long season and they have a short week with a game on Thursday. Parsons told us he knows the defense and is ready to get out there and also respects the decision the performance group comes up with."
If the back injury is bothering Parsons, it wasn't showing in practice this week. Wolfson said Parsons was "wreaking havoc," and the new Packer says he "feels so comfortable" in Jeff Hafley's defensive scheme.
Parsons is reportedly dealing with an L4/L5 facet joint sprain in his lower back. He may even need an epidural injection to deal with the discomfort at the start of the season.
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"We're just going to see about that," Parsons said about the possibility of an injection. "Right now, we just took the steroid pack that I got from the Cowboys last week, and we started that last week while I was getting treatment there. ... We finished the pack and hopefully that works plus treatment to get me back to 100 [percent]."
Parsons will get familiar with his new digs on Sunday afternoon when steps onto Lambeau Field as a member of the Packers for the first time. That game kicks off at 4:25 p.m. ET on CBS.
