Micah Parsons: set to practice next week, Week 12 target

THE FACT. Parsons is expected to begin practicing next week, Tom Pelissero reported Saturday, and NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports Green Bay is targeting the Thanksgiving Eve game against the Rams on Nov. 25 as his first game back. The pass rusher opened the season on the physically unable to perform list while recovering from the torn ACL and meniscus damage he suffered in Week 15 of last season.

THE VERDICT. Plan on two more weeks without him: per Rapoport, the Packers expect him to miss the Patriots game and the Vikings game, with a bye in between. IDP managers should stash him now wherever bench or IR space allows, because the price climbs the moment he moves from individual drills into team work, which Rapoport says is the plan for his second week back. Dynasty managers hold without a second thought; this is the timeline they were waiting on. Leave the Green Bay pass rush out of DFS builds until he is actually active.