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Green Bay Packers<\/a> fans learned some expected news earlier this month when star pass-rusher\u00a0<\/span>Micah Parsons<\/a>\u00a0confirmed that he will\u00a0<\/span>miss<\/span><\/a>\u00a0at least the first four games of the 2026<\/span>\u00a0season while on the physically unable to perform list.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n That said, it’s too early to say what Parsons will and\/or won’t be in October as he continues to recover from the season-ending\u00a0<\/span>torn ACL<\/a> he suffered in the middle of December 2025. For a piece published on Friday, NFL<\/a> insider\u00a0<\/span>Jason La Canfora of SportsBoom US<\/span><\/a>\u00a0spoke with one league executive who believes the Packers have a Parsons fill-in in mind.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n La Canfora noted that Parsons may “miss upwards of half the season”<\/span>\u00a0returning from surgery.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The previously mentioned executive said that he “has a hunch” that free-agent pass rusher Jadeveon Clowney<\/a> “ends up with the Packers” at some point this summer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Clowney, who remained a free agent as of the morning of June 19,\u00a0<\/span>tallied<\/span><\/a> 8.5 sacks with the Dallas Cowboys<\/a> last season. Across the past three campaigns, he recorded<\/a> a total of 23.5 sacks. Such numbers suggest that the 33-year-old can still be a top contributor for an advertised playoff contender such as Green Bay.\u00a0<\/p>\n Some have linked Clowney with\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span>New England Patriots<\/a>. However,\u00a0Patriots head coach\u00a0<\/span>Mike Vrabel<\/a> suggested last week that his club won’t sign<\/a> a big-name pass rusher this summer unless someone already on the New England roster goes down with an injury.\u00a0<\/p>\n “Clowney is in no hurry to sign anywhere, according to sources with knowledge of the situation, and at this stage of his career, even training camp, or a full training camp, is not a prerequisite for him,” La Canfora added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n La Canfora also said that “it wouldn\u2019t be a surprise at all at this stage for [Clowney] to land with a playoff team.”\u00a0<\/p>\n The 2025 Packers qualified for the postseason with a record of 9-7-1, and Green Bay later squandered an 18-point lead en route to suffering<\/a> a brutal 31-27 wild-card playoff loss to the rival Chicago Bears.<\/a> Thus, it’s fair to assume that the Packers and Clowney both have reasons to want to work with each other as long as Green Bay matches his financial asking price. \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nIs Jadeveon Clowney the right temporary Micah Parsons replacement for the Packers?\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n
When Jadeveon Clowney could make the final decision for the 2026 season<\/h2>\n
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