Rob DemovskyDec 15, 2025, 01:18 PM ET
- 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.
An MRI confirmed that Green Bay Packers star pass rusher Micah Parsons suffered a season-ending torn ACL, a source confirmed to ESPN.
In a post to X, Parsons said the injury "is my greatest test."
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 (@MicahhParsons11) December 15, 2025The noncontact injury to Parsons' left knee occurred in the third quarter of Green Bay's 34-26 loss to the Denver Broncos.
Parsons suffered the injury while trying to rush Broncos quarterback Bo Nix and immediately grabbed his left knee. He walked to the locker room with a significant limp and was ruled out in the fourth quarter.
He did not record a sack Sunday, but he made his presence felt early when he forced a fumble against Broncos running back RJ Harvey on the game's opening drive that was recovered by Packers linebacker Edgerrin Cooper.
Parsons' first season with the Packers has been a resounding success after they traded two first-round picks plus defensive tackle Kenny Clark to the Dallas Cowboys to acquire him shortly before the season. The Packers gave Parsons a four-year, $188 million contract on the same day they traded for him.
With 12.5 sacks coming into the game, Parsons is the first player in NFL history to record at least a dozen sacks in each of his first five NFL seasons. Parsons also came into Week 15 with an NFL-leading 60 pressures, 10 more than any other player in the league and the most pressures by any player within a team's first 13 games of a season in the past seven years.
