Rob Demovsky Oct 29, 2026, 06:00 AM ET

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Rob Demovsky is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Green Bay Packers. He has covered the Packers since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2013. Demovsky is a two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the NSSA.

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- A few hours apart on Dec. 14, 2025, Patrick Mahomes and Micah Parsons went down in a heap. First, in Kansas City, the Chiefs quarterback's season was over after his left knee hyperextended on a scramble. Less than 2½ hours later in Denver, the Green Bay Packers ' pass rusher stumbled without contact and immediately grabbed his left knee.

Two star players. Two ACLs ripped apart. Two vastly different recoveries.

When Chiefs rookies and quarterbacks reported for training camp on July 24, Mahomes was fully cleared. From that day on, he has had no reported issues.

For Parsons and the Packers, the process has taken much longer.…