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Micah Parsons is fed up with the lack of holding calls, safety double standard for defensive players

Locked On Packers - Daily Podcast On The Green Bay Packers

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🗓️ 17 October 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Micah Parsons is used to not getting holding calls, but believes the NFL has a double standard when it comes to player safety for defensive players. Plus, the Packers have key matchup advantages and some crucial injuries for Green Bay ahead of the Cardinals in Week 7.

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0:00.0

Michael Parsons has had enough with not getting calls.

0:04.6

He sounded off about why he's so frustrated with the double standard that the NFL has for defensive players.

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1:02.2

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1:08.0

Micah Parsons feels the way you do about not getting any holding calls.

1:14.1

And it was to the point on Thursday that he was willing to take a fine if that is in fact

1:21.4

what happens from the NFL.

1:23.3

He was asked about all the holding calls and he did not hold back when asked about it.

1:30.3

Here's what he said.

1:31.3

You know, it's just one of the things that is what it is.

1:34.3

Like, you know, five years is not going to call you, eventually start worrying about it, you know, but they know, like, I mean, you could tell how they call the games.

1:43.3

They don't call outsides for offense, but they'll call it on defense. They won't call offensive passing the fans, but they'll call defensive pass and the fans immediately. Like, we know what to try to do. They want to load the points up so fans can be happy. And, you know what I mean? They'll call defensive defensive holding but they won't call offensive holding like

2:00.9

let's just wake up and look we know the league wants points they like that people follow the NFL

2:09.5

some people specifically solely for fantasy football they want the. That's entertaining for everybody.

2:19.8

You have to be a real football sicko, and I know that a lot of you are to like a 13 to 10

2:26.4

defensive struggle where the defense is just playing their butts off.

2:30.6

But what Parsons is saying here is so much more about fundamental fairness.

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