Edge rusher Micah Parsons is not likely to participate in training camp when the Packers start daily preseason workouts, head coach Matt LaFleur said after the team’s Wednesday OTA practice.
Parsons is five months into his recovery from a torn ACL and sparked debate about his rapid progress in a social media post of his workouts in sand.
Green Bay lost Parsons at Denver on December 14 in a non-contact injury. He broke through pass protection on the right side of the Broncos’ line and fell to the turf as his left knee buckled two steps shy of sacking Denver’s Bo Nix.
Parsons, who has 65 career sacks in five NFL campaigns, turned 27 on Tuesday as the Packers began organized team activities. Parsons and running back Josh Jacobs, who was taken into custody because of an alleged domestic violence incident but released without being formally charged, were the only two veterans not present for the Packers.
LaFleur said tight end Tucker Kraft, also returning from an ACL tear, is ahead of Parsons’ pace due to the timing of his injury in early November.
He could be back before or during training camp.
Right tackle Zach Tom, who suffered a torn patella tendon in the Dec. 14 loss to the Broncos, likely won’t return to on-field workouts until training camp.
