Editor’s note: This article is part of The Athletic NFL Power Rankings. Every week, Josh Kendall ranks and analyzes all 32 teams from first to worst. Week 1 is finally here, and the Philadelphia Eagles are starting the season where they ended the last one — on top. There are some contenders for the throne right behind them, though, including the Green …
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Micah Parsons sat out all of 2025 training camp with the Dallas Cowboys with a reported back injury, something the Green Bay Packers said they were aware of when they traded for him last week. While many believed Parsons was using the back injury to gain leverage for a new contract, reports out of Green Bay revealed that Parsons was …
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Micah Parsons practiced with his new teammates Monday. It was his first practice since the end of last season. The star edge rusher reportedly has a facet joint sprain located in the L4/L5 vertebrae of his back and could require an epidural to play Sunday. Packers offensive tackle Rasheed Walker, Parsons’ college teammate, said Parsons took some 11-on-11 reps Monday …
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GREEN BAY – The reaction amongst Packers defenders to adding Micah Parsons to their unit is two-pronged. One, the excitement to have one of the game’s elite defensive players coming on board is off the charts. Two, the challenge of replacing the departed Kenny Clark on the interior up front is very real. The Packers were back at practice Monday …
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Are Detroit’s rookies ready for big roles to start the season? “Well, they better be ready because it’s coming,” Campbell joked Monday. Defensive lineman Tyleik Williams, Ratledge and wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa are set for big roles Sunday in Green Bay. Ratledge won’t come off the field on offense. It doesn’t get any bigger than that. Williams is expected to …
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By Matt Schneidman, Dianna Russini and Zach Powell Green Bay Packers linebacker Micah Parsons is managing a facet joint sprain in his back and may need an epidural injection to play on Sunday, a league source said. Before Parsons, 26, was traded from the Dallas Cowboys to Green Bay last week, the Cowboys prescribed him a five-day plan of prednisone, a …
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Rob DemovskySep 1, 2025, 02:29 PM ET Close Rob Demovsky is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Green Bay Packers. He has covered the Packers since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2013. Demovsky is a two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the NSSA. GREEN BAY, Wis. — New Green Bay Packers defensive end Micah Parsons …
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Micah Parsons is officially back to football activities. Via multiple reporters on the scene, Parsons is participating in practice with the Packers on Monday. This is the first time all summer that Parsons has participated in practice. Before he was traded to Green Bay, Parsons had noted he was experiencing back tightness while with Dallas. The Packers have been planning …
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Micah Parsons is now a member of the Packers. That’s going to change some things for Green Bay’s Week 1 opponent, Detroit. The Lions aren’t unfamiliar with Parsons, having gone against him in 2022 and 2023. Asked about Parsons’ presence on Monday, head coach Dan Campbell told reporters Detroit is still coming up with its gameplan. “I don’t know how …
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The Dallas Cowboys are no longer America’s Team. There’s a chance they aren’t even Texas’s team. Three years ago, the Houston Texans had a very similar situation to the one the Cowboys just resolved. Quarterback Deshaun Watson had requested a trade. He had sat out an entire season, with pay. He had more than 20 civil lawsuits pending. Texans G.M. …
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