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NFL NFL Week 15 Micah Parsons racked up 12. 5 sacks for the Packers before Sunday's injury ended his season. Isaiah J. Downing / Imagn Images Green Bay Packers edge rusher Micah Parsons tore his ACL on Sunday, an MRI on Monday confirmed. News of the diagnosis was confirmed by league sources and first reported by the NFL Network. Parsons will miss the rest of the season after suffering the injury late in the third quarter against the Denver Broncos while pressuring quarterback Bo Nix. The Packers led 23-21 at the time and surrendered the go-ahead touchdown three plays later in an eventual 34-26 loss, which dropped them out of first place in the NFC North. Advertisement Parsons shared on social media Monday that he’s targeting a September return, confirming his season is officially over. “I will rise again, ” the 26-year-old wrote. I may be sidelined, but I am not defeated. This injury is my greatest test—a moment God allowed to strengthen my testimony. I believe He walks with me through this storm and chose me for this fight because He knew my heart could carry it. I’m deeply grateful to the Packers… pic. twitter. com/KZy6TZKJfs — Micah Parsons (@Micahh Parsons11) December 15, 2025 Parsons had been one of the NFL’s best defensive players through the first 14 weeks, trailing only Cleveland Browns lineman Myles Garrett in the Defensive Player of the Year race. Through 15 weeks, Parsons is tied for third in the league with 12. 5 sacks, first with 83 total pressures and first in pressure rate (20. 7 percent), according to NFL Pro, all while teams consistently devoted extra attention to blocking him. He was well on his way to a third first-team All-Pro nod in his first five seasons and still could receive postseason accolades for how dominant he was before the injury. Parsons became the first player since sacks became an official statistic in 1982 with at least 12 in each of his first five seasons. He will likely miss the start of next season and has four more years under contract in Green Bay after this one. The Packers acquired Parsons in a blockbuster trade with the Dallas Cowboys in late August, sending their next two first-round picks and defensive tackle Kenny Clark to Dallas. They then made him the highest-paid non-quarterback ever with a contract extension worth $46. 5 million annually. “It’s obviously tough, ” coach Matt La Fleur said Sunday night. “We all know what type of player he is and the impact he’s had on our football team. To lose somebody like that, it’s tough. Like I said, nobody’s going to feel sorry for us. We’ve got to find a way. Guys got to rally around one another. ” The Packers (9-4-1) visit the Chicago Bears on Saturday night with a chance once again to leap their rivals for first place in the NFC North, but they’ll have to do so without their best player.