Packers’ Lukas Van Ness Calls Pressure to Elevate His Game a ‘Privilege’

Van Ness is leaning on fellow edge Micah Parsons and defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon to help elevate his play.

Lukas Van Ness #90 of the Green Bay Packers looks on during warm-ups against the Dallas Cowboys before the game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Sept. 28, 2025. Stacy Revere/Getty Images

Green Bay Packers edge rusher Lukas Van Ness is embracing the pressure to step up his game.

The Packers traded edge rusher Rashan Gary to the Dallas Cowboys and lost Kingsley Enagbare in free agency. Van Ness, meanwhile, is a former first-round pick who has never fully emerged as a threat along the defensive front. Entering his fourth year, Van Ness is leaning on fellow edge Micah Parsons and defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon to help elevate his play.