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The Green Bay Packers will be under pressure to succeed during the 2026 NFL season. Green Bay should be a top 10 team even if their best player Micah Parsons starts the season a bit banged up. Could the Packers use reinforcements at the position while Parsons gets healthy?
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ESPN's Aaron Schatz took a look at every team's biggest roster hole in a recent article. Schatz highlighted the edge rusher position as a need with Parsons coming off of injury.
"Wide receiver depth is also an issue for the Packers, but at least their three starting receivers are all supposed to start the season healthy," Schatz wrote. "What happens to the Packers' defense if Micah Parsons , who suffered a torn ACL in December, is not ready for Week 1?"
Parsons believes that his injury recovery is right on schedule . However, he recently give a murky recent update, explaining that he has yet to begin running and cutting on his injured leg. He only recently learned how to walk again, so it is reasonable to be suspicious about his availability for the start of the regular season.
"The other starting edge rusher is slated to be Lukas Van Ness , who had just 1.5 sacks in nine games last season," Schatz added. "The top backups are fourth-round rookie Dani Dennis-Sutton and Barryn Sorrell , who had 1.5 sacks while playing 16% of the Packers' defensive snaps as a rookie last season. This is a team that really needs to explore the remaining free agents in the veteran edge rusher market."
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There are a few promising options the Packers could choose from on the free agency market. Veterans like Joey Bosa , Cam Jordan , and Jadeveon Clowney are still available on the open market.
It will be interesting to see if Green Bay adds more bodies at the position closer to training camp.
