The Green Bay Packers swung the biggest move of the offseason in the closing stages when they traded for Micah Parsons from the Dallas Cowboys.
Now, they're just hoping he can take the field in Week 1 against the Detroit Lions.
The Packers are home at Lambeau Field for their season opener in the late afternoon window Sunday, in a game that will be broadcast to the vast majority of the country on CBS.
It's a chance for Parsons to make an immediate impact, if he can get on the field.
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ESPN's Dan Graziano provided his latest intel in a new article on Thursday, and it seems to be good news for Parsons.
"Based on everything I've been told this week, I would be shocked if Parsons doesn't play in some fashion for the Packers against the Lions on Sunday," Graziano writes. "It's too soon for Parsons to know the entire defense, and he probably isn't in football shape yet since he didn't practice in training camp. But the Packers should be able to draw up a play package that maximizes Parsons' impact as an edge rusher in key situations, then continue ramping him up during the early weeks of the season."
The nice part about being an edge rusher in this situation is that Parsons doesn't necessarily have to know a ton of scheme details right off the bat.
If the Packers want to get him on the field, they can basically say, line up here and go get the quarterback.
And few players in football get after the QB like Parsons.
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He has made the Pro Bowl in each of his first four seasons, and he has at least 12 sacks in all four of those campaigns.
Now he's got a new uniform, but that shouldn't slow down Parsons' prolific pass rush, as long as his body allows him to take the field.
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