The Green Bay Packers have been holding strong this season without Micah Parsons, their defensive talisman and best player. The Packers will have to hold on a little longer without Parsons' dynamic, game-wrecking services, even though they finally have a concrete return date in mind for the superstar pass rusher.
While Parsons will obviously miss Sunday's game against the New England Patriots, both the Packers and Parsons have already set his return into motion behind the scenes. Both parties are aligned on Parsons making his 2026 season debut on Thanksgiving Eve against the Los Angeles Rams on the road on Wednesday, November 25th. Parsons has missed the entire season to date after tearing his ACL in mid-December of 2025.
So, even though Parsons
will miss a few more games, it's nice to hear that his comeback to the field is likely looming and just around the corner:
Sources: The #Packers and star Micah Parsons are targeting a Thanksgiving Eve return to the field in the showdown against the #Rams.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 31, 2026
The full story: https://t.co/X7M40l6dbkhttps://t.co/X7M40l6dbk
For what it's worth, Parsons himself didn't deny a Thanksgiving Eve return target for the Packers earlier this week. However, he also didn't 100 percent guarantee it because it will still depend on how he's feeling in the lead-up to that matchup.
That's completely fair and understandable:
Will Micah Parsons debut on Thanksgiving Eve at SoFi against the Rams?
— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) November 4, 2026
His full answer⬇️ pic.twitter.com/bSH5r54zrB
Take solace, Packers fans. The wait will be a little longer, but one of your franchise players should probably be back by the end of the month.
This article originally appeared on For The Win: When is Micah Parsons coming back to the Packers?
