Green Bay Packers All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons returned to practice in a limited capacity on Wednesday -- accomplishing a major step in his recovery process -- and then answered questions regarding his injury, recovery and expected return date during a nearly 15-minute session with reporters inside Lambeau Field.

Throughout the session, Parsons complimented head trainer Nate Weir for his work guiding him through the process.

Among the most important answers from Parsons:

-- Parsons called his first practice "fulfilling" and another "step forward" to playing football again. It's been an 11-month recovery journey. Officially, he was out of football for 324 days.

-- Parsons said he was excited about next week when he can "actually practice." He started with positional and individual drills on Wednesday. The Packers can give him 21 days to ramp up -- a mini training camp -- before he steps back onto the playing field. It sounds like next week Parsons has a chance to do team periods.

-- Parsons said he "appreciated the organization's patience" and "not rushing anything" during his recovery process. The whole idea was to be as "preventative as possible from re-injury."

-- Parsons wouldn't commit to Week 12 against the Rams being his return date. He doesn't want to put "too much pressure" on a specific date. "I still have two weeks of practice...I have to stack 20 days and hopefully on that 21st day I feel incredible." The Packers play the Rams in 21 days.

-- Parsons confirmed he had a full lateral and medial meniscus repair. He said his quad was "fully dead" and he was on crutches for 7-8 weeks. "Everyone's timelines are different. I had a lot of damage done to my leg and it's a miracle I'm standing here opening my window today."

-- Parsons said it's "realistic" that he'll be at an All-Pro level on some plays but also admitted he will have questionable plays early on. He said his conditioning is "the worst it's been" in his pro career, and he admitted he probably can't play 50-60 plays right away. "Am I going to be All-Pro Micah, the person I once was? Probably not until later, not until I go through all my phases."

-- Parsons on how his knee feels know: "My knee feels great. Really great." He also said the patience was "absolutely worth it."

-- Does he miss football? "You miss it all the time." He admitted some of the primetime games were tough to miss. "You miss the fans, the energy on the field, guys celebrating after big plays, the momentum, game-changing plays, and finishing games, I'm excited to get back to that."

-- On helping the Packers finish strong: "I came back for the greatest time for football." November, December and into the playoffs. "Let the show begin."