Packers’ Micah Parsons puts NFL officials on full blast

However, ahead of Sunday’s Packers showdown against the Arizona Cardinals and coming off a performance against the Cincinnati Bengals where he was held without a sack, Parsons didn’t hold back.

“Nah, I don’t think it matters,” Parsons told reporters, when asked if he thinks the refs will start calling more penalties in his favor. “The refs are going to call what they call. All we can do is just hope we get called a fair game. I don’t care what the fans want sometimes. If your team holds, they should get better tackles, better guards. S—, don’t blame that on us.”

According to ESPN stats and information, Parsons has a legitimate gripe.

“Green Bay has had only six holding penalties called on its opponents this season,” Rob Demovsky writes for ESPN. “Tied for the third fewest in the league (although the Packers have already had their bye week and have played one fewer game than all but five other teams).”

Through his first four-plus seasons, Parsons has produced 55 sacks with 2.5 coming through his first five games in a Packers uniform since being traded to Green Bay on the eve of the 2025 NFL season kicking off.

At this point, Parsons is almost resigned to the idea that offensive linemen will be able to grab and hold him with impunity without being called for it.

“Like, five years of not getting a call, you eventually stop worrying about it,” Parsons said. “I think I’ve just got to keep going. That’s the hunt, yeah. That’s part of the challenges. You’ve got to keep going. And that’s bothersome. That worries them. They know that.

“That’s the part of being one of the best. That comes with some territory, parts that you hate and the parts that the league lets go. They know you can tell how they call the games. They don’t call offsides for offense, but they’ll call it on defense. They won’t call offensive pass interference, but they’ll call defensive pass interference. We know what they’re trying to do. They want to load the points up so fans can be happy. They’ll call defensive holding, but they won’t call offensive holding. Let’s just wake up.”