Micah Parsons probably won't play a ton against the Detroit Lions, but it's not about his back.

Don't worry about that.

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forward. Michael Parsons has a back injury. And I know that freaks some people out. I understand.

You don't have to be freaked out. I have said this before and I will say it again.

No one used to have back problems.

This is a different type of injury.

This is not a like disc or vertebraic injury.

It is a ligament issue in his back.

And so it is just fundamentally different than most other back injuries.

Now, does that mean it could lead to other back problems?

Sure, it does.

The reason this gets out right after the trade is so David Mulligetta,

Micah Parson's agent, can play the PR game.

No, he was actually hurt.

This was not just a holdout because Cowboys fans were annoyed.

Michael Parsons wasn't practicing and then he gets traded.

And then he goes in practice for the Packers.

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