Let Me Tell You Something: The NFL's New PUP Rules, Parsons' ACL Timeline, and the Real Risk Breakdown

Big Sal is back — and he's got something to say about Micah Parsons, a torn ACL, and the NFL owners' meeting in Phoenix that Pack Nation isn't talking about enough. Yes, the knee buckled in Week 15. Yes, Sal stood in the kitchen with a bag of pretzels for forty minutes. Darlene didn't say a word. But the PUP rule just changed — and that changes the math. The NFL's modified Physically Unable to Perform rule now opens the 21-day practice window after Game 2 instead of Game 4 — and for a cautious front office like Green Bay's, that two-week shift matters more than people realize Parsons' own rehab report out of January: ahead of pace, described as "flying" — his target was always Week 3 or 4, not Week 1 Sal lays out the real risk honestly — three to four games without the best edge rusher in football is not nothing, and he's not pretending otherwise But when Parsons is fully back and healthy? Opposing offenses are already scheming around a guy who hasn't played a 2026 snap yet — that's who we traded for Don't panic. Breathe. Subscribe while you're at it. #PackNation #GreenBayPackers #MicahParsons #NFLDraft2026 #LetMeTellYouSomething #BigSal #Packernet #PUPRule #NFLOffseason #JordanLove This episode is brought to you by PrizePicks! Use code PACKDADDY to get started with America's #1 fantasy sports app. https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/PACKDADDY To advertise on this podcast please email: [email protected] Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/packernetpodcast Help keep the show growing and check out everything I'm building across the Packers and NFL world: Support: Patreon: www.patreon.com/pack_daddy Venmo: @Packernetpodcast CashApp: $packpod Website: https://nfldraftgrades.com/ My Board: https://nfldraftgrades.com/board/83a18c42-7a0b-4590-8d1b-453e49840d02