- - Micah Parsons injury: Latest updates, news, details on Packers star

Jacob Camenker, USA TODAY September 2, 2025 at 3:41 AM

The Green Bay Packers acquired Micah Parsons in a blockbuster trade with the Dallas Cowboys in the week leading up to the 2025 NFL season.

While Parsons passed a physical with the Packers to complete the trade, the 26-year-old is dealing with a back ailment that could impact him early during the 2025 NFL season.

Parsons' back malady was a known issue before the trade. The Cowboys edge rusher was held out of practice because of the injury, though some assumed it was a ploy to allow the disgruntled pass rusher to continue his hold-in away from the team.

1989: Cowboys trade Herschel Walker to Vikings for picks haul

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1989: Cowboys trade Herschel Walker to Vikings for picks haul

">1989: Cowboys trade Herschel Walker to Vikings for picks haul

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1990: Cowboys trade up four spots in 1990 NFL Draft to select RB Emmitt Smith

">1990: Cowboys trade up four spots in 1990 NFL Draft to select RB Emmitt Smith

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1992: Cowboys send two draft picks to 49ers for DE Charles Haley, pictured here recording a sack in Super Bowl 30

">1992: Cowboys send two draft picks to 49ers for DE Charles Haley, pictured here recording a sack in Super Bowl 30

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1992: Cowboys trade a fifth-round pick to Steelers for S Thomas Everett, pictured here after an interception in Super Bowl 27

">1992: Cowboys trade a fifth-round pick to Steelers for S Thomas Everett, pictured here after an interception in Super Bowl 27

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2000: Cowboys send two first-round picks to Seahawks for WR Joey Galloway

">2000: Cowboys send two first-round picks to Seahawks for WR Joey Galloway

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2008: Cowboys trade three picks, including a first-rounder, to the Lions for WR Roy Williams

">2008: Cowboys trade three picks, including a first-rounder, to the Lions for WR Roy Williams

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2018: Cowboys trade first-round pick for WR Amari Cooper

">2018: Cowboys trade first-round pick for WR Amari Cooper

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2025: Cowboys receive WR George Pickens, 2027 sixth-round pick in exchange for two draft picks

">2025: Cowboys receive WR George Pickens, 2027 sixth-round pick in exchange for two draft picks

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2025: Cowboys trade edge rusher Micah Parsons to Packers for two first-round picks and DT Kenny Clark

">2025: Cowboys trade edge rusher Micah Parsons to Packers for two first-round picks and DT Kenny Clark

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1 / 9Jerry Jones' Cowboys ownership features no shortage of big trades

1989: Cowboys trade Herschel Walker to Vikings for picks haul

Parsons' injury was, in fact, real, and he figures to have to manage it throughout the 2025 NFL season as he looks to quickly establish himself as a star with the Packers.

Here's what to know about Parsons' injury and whether he will be able to see the field in Week 1.

Micah Parsons injury update

Parsons is dealing with an L4/L5 facet joint sprain in his back ahead of the 2025 NFL season, ESPN's Adam Schefter reports.

Facet joints are "are the links between the bones of the spine," according to Nationwide Children's Hospital. The joint between the L4 and L5 vertabrae is located in the lower back, which is also known as the lumber portion of the spine.

Injuries to facet joints can cause "pain and irritation," which is presumably what Parsons is dealing with ahead of the 2025 NFL season.

Parsons was in a physical therapy program at the end of his time with the Cowboys, according to Schefter. Dallas also "prescribed [Parsons] a five-day plan of an anti-inflammatory corticosteroid" to help him recover from the injury.

It isn't yet clear how exactly the Packers will treat Parsons' injury, but Schefter reports the perennial Pro Bowler "may take an epidural injection prior to Sunday’s game vs. the Lions if needed to help him play."

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Will Micah Parsons play Week 1 vs. Detroit Lions?

Parsons is "trying to play" in the Packers season-opener against the Lions on Sunday, Sept. 7, per Schefter.

Parsons has been practicing since being acquired from the Cowboys, but it remains "uncertain" whether he will be able to get on the field in Week 1.

Micah Parsons injury history

Parsons has played in 63 of a possible 68 regular-season games during his NFL career to date. Below is a look at the absences he endured during his four years with the Cowboys.

2021: Parsons missed Dallas' regular-season finale after being played on the reserve/COVID list. He returned to play in their 23-17 playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers.

2024: Parsons suffered a high-ankle sprain during the Cowboys' Week 4 game against the New York Giants. He missed four games because of the injury.

Dallas posted a 2-3 record in its five games without Parsons from 2021-24.

Micah Parsons trade details

Below is a look at what the Packers sent to the Cowboys to acquire Parsons:

Packers get: -

EDGE Micah Parsons

Cowboys get: -

2026 first-round pick

2027 first-round pick

DL Kenny Clark

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