The Green Bay Packers placed All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons on the physically unable to perform list on Tuesday as he recovers from a season-ending ACL injury in 2025.

Parsons, 27, said in early June that he is four months away from being cleared to practice. If he opens the season on the PUP list, he automatically has to miss at least the first four games.

The Packers also placed offensive tackle Brant Banks, defensive tackle Nazir Stackhouse, defensive end Jordon Riley and long snapper Matthew Orzech on the PUP list.

Players can be placed on the active/PUP list only before the start of training camp, which for Green Bay is Wednesday.

They count against the 90-man roster limit and can attend team meetings and use team facilities in the preseason. They can come off the list at any time in camp and practice immediately. Otherwise, they cannot participate in any portion of practice while on the list.

If Parsons does start the season on the PUP list, he would be eligible to practice ahead of the Packers’ Week 5 home matchup against the rival Chicago Bears on Oct. 11. The following Sunday, Green Bay hosts Parsons’ former team, the Dallas Cowboys.

Parsons underwent ACL surgery Dec. 29 after a Dec. 14 injury against the Denver Broncos. He revealed on June 3 that the surgery included a procedure on his meniscus.

A five-time Pro Bowl selection, Parsons finished his first season with the Packers with 12.5 sacks, 41 tackles, 27 quarterback hits and two forced fumbles, making the All-Pro first team for the third time in five seasons.

Green Bay acquired Parsons from the Dallas Cowboys in a stunning trade on Aug. 28, 2025, then signed him to a four-year, $186 million contract extension through 2029. The Packers sent Kenny Clark and a pair of first-round picks to Dallas in the deal.

Parsons has recorded 65 sacks in 77 games (76 starts) since the Cowboys drafted him with the No. 12 overall pick in 2021. He was the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2021.

In other moves on Tuesday, the Packers signed kicker Lenny Kreig and tight end Thomas Yassmin and released edge Dante Barnett and kicker Lucas Havrisik.

–Field Level Media

Forward Khyah Harper will join the Houston Dash for the remainder of the 2026 season on a free transfer from Gotham FC.

The 23-year-old has appeared in 17 regular-season matches since making her NWSL debut with Gotham FC in March 2025. She scored her first NWSL goal in her first start on Aug. 2, 2025.

With Gotham FC, Harper was part of the squad that won the 2024/25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup. She also helped Gotham win the 2025 NWSL championship as well as the 2026 NWSL Challenge Cup.

A native of Lino Lakes, Minn., Harper made 68 appearances for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers.

She could make her debut with the Dash as early as Saturday when the club hosts Gotham for Pride Night.

–Field Level Media

Five-time Pro Bowl cornerback Denzel Ward and the Cleveland Browns have agreed on a two-year, $62.2 million contract extension that includes $52.3 million guaranteed, ESPN and NFL Network reported on Tuesday.

Ward, 29, had two years left on a five-year, $100.5 million contract extension signed in 2022, though it includes no further guaranteed money.

The Browns’ longest-tenured player, Ward will earn $31.1 million annually, making him the highest-paid defensive back in league history for the second time in his career.

His annual average salary, per ESPN, edges Ward ahead of Los Angeles Rams cornerback Trent McDuffie, ($31 million), who was acquired in March from the Kansas City Chiefs and signed a four-year, $124 million extension. They are followed by the Indianapolis Colts’ Sauce Gardner ($30.1 million), the Houston Texans’ Derek Stingley Jr. ($30 million) and the Carolina Panthers’ Jaycee Horn ($25 million), per ESPN.

A native of Macedonia, Ohio, Ward was the fourth overall pick of the 2018 NFL Draft. The Ohio State product has 361 career tackles, 18 interceptions — including two returned for touchdowns — 104 passes defended, four forced fumbles and six fumble recoveries in 110 regular-season games (107 starts) for the Browns. Two of those recovered fumbles turned into touchdowns.

He was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2018, 2021, 2023, 2024 and 2025.

–Field Level Media