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Wednesday was the first time that Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley was able to talk to the press since the loss of pass-rusher Micah Parsons to a torn ACL. When asked about how he believes that Parsons will attack his rehab, Hafley didn’t hesitate: He thinks he’ll bounce back and maybe even be better.
Just knowing who he is, just wait until you guys see how hard he works to come back. How fast he probably comes back. Somehow, probably, if I were a betting man, I would bet he comes back even better and probably breaks the sack record.
The single-season NFL sack record is 22.5 from Michael Strahan’s 2001 effort, though, unofficially (the NFL didn’t record sacks until 1982) Al Baker had a 23-sack season in 1978. Notably, Myles Garrett has 21.5 sacks for the Cleveland Browns with three games left in the season, so Garrett, ultimately, will probably own the record by the end of 2025.
Hafley added that he’s putting that expectation on “Micah and myself,” which is interesting framing, considering that Hafley is considered a top head coaching candidate for the upcoming cycle.
Based on the recovery timeline for receiver Christian Watson’s 2024 ACL tear, Parsons would probably have to miss the first month of the 2026 season, but players have made a quicker return to the field before. On December 22nd, 2013, fresh off back-to-back All-Pro seasons to start his NFL career, Von Miller tore his ACL at the age of 24. Miller was able to suit up in all 16 of the Denver Broncos’ games the next season and was named second-team All-Pro after posting 14 sacks that year.
