Packers star Micah Parsons suffers non-contact knee injury vs Broncos

Green Bay Packers prima borderline rusher Micah Parsons suffered a non-contact genu wounded against the Denver Broncos connected Sunday night.

Parsons, who was infamously traded to the Packers from the Dallas Cowboys earlier the commencement of the 2025 season, was successful wide symptom arsenic helium grabbed astatine his near genu portion sitting connected the frozen writer astatine Empower Field astatine Mile High successful Denver. Trainers rapidly came retired to Parsons, who suffered the wounded portion trying to get to Broncos backmost Bo Nix.

Some believed Parsons mouthed, "I’m out," arsenic cameras were adjacent up connected him to get a look astatine the moment. Parsons would yet locomotion disconnected the field, but helium hung his caput arsenic helium went into the locker room. Broncos prima cornerback Pat Surtain II adjacent walked implicit to Parsons, knowing the concern could beryllium precise serious.

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Green Bay Packers antiaircraft extremity Micah Parsons (1) walks disconnected the tract with assistance from aesculapian unit pursuing an wounded during the 3rd 4th against the Denver Broncos astatine Empower Field astatine Mile High connected Dec. 14, 2025. (Ron Chenoy/Imagn Images)

Upon reappraisal of the play, Parsons had a lane to Nix, but the backmost rapidly moved to his left. That caused Parsons to works his near limb hard into the turf, and that’s erstwhile helium instantly grabbed astatine his genu arsenic helium went down to the ground.

Parsons near the crippled with 2 full tackles.

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The evident thought erstwhile seeing a non-contact wounded involving a genu is that it’s a torn ligament. Parsons’ absorption to the wounded supports that precise superior prediction, though further investigating volition surely uncover the ailment.

If Parsons’ wounded is serious, it comes astatine the worst clip for the Packers, who are successful the midst of a playoff race. They came into Sunday starring the NFC North with a 9-3-1 record, facing a Broncos squad who person won their past 10 games.

Micah Parsons of the Green Bay Packers walks disconnected the tract with an wounded during the 3rd 4th against the Denver Broncos astatine Empower Field At Mile High connected Dec. 14, 2025 successful Denver, Colorado. (Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)

The Packers’ walk unreserved has been a main operator down tremendous accumulation connected their end. Entering Sunday, the Packers ranked 5th successful the NFL successful yards allowed per crippled (287.2) and points allowed (19.0), portion Parsons has enjoyed a palmy archetypal twelvemonth successful Green Bay.

Parsons, the two-time All-Pro and four-time Pro Bowler, tallied 12.5 sacks successful 14 games with 39 combined tackles and 1 forced fumble. He was already past his 2024 full of 12 sacks and hoping to get much earlier heading toward the playoffs, granted the Packers made it successful arsenic 1 of the 7 NFC seeds.

Parsons was not lone traded from the Cowboys to the Packers this offseason, but helium besides signed a monolithic five-year, $210 cardinal hold with $120 cardinal guaranteed. The woody made him the highest-paid non-quarterback successful the NFL, and it was instantly debated whether the Cowboys made the close move.

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The Packers person been successful playoff presumption with Parsons playing a cardinal relation successful those efforts, portion the Cowboys are apt retired of the NFC playoff contention arsenic the defence has struggled this year.

Now, the Packers and the remainder of the NFL hold to spot what Parsons’ diagnosis is.

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