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Packers' Micah Parsons Voices Frustration Over Missing Holding Calls, Takes Aim at Refs

Green Bay, October 17, 2025, 08:07 AM

Green Bay Packers linebacker Micah Parsons didn’t hold back Thursday, airing his grievances with NFL officials over the lack of holding penalties called in his favor this season.

Parsons, who endured an 11-game stretch without a holding call during his Cowboys tenure, remains frustrated. Per Pro Football Talk’s Charean Williams, the 26-year-old has seen similar neglect in Green Bay, where he ranks fourth in the NFL with 29 pressures but has notched only 2.5 sacks. He’s also the second-most double-teamed edge rusher, trailing only Myles Garrett.

“Five years of not getting a call, you eventually stop worrying about it,” Parsons told reporters, including The Athletic’s Matt Schneidman. “That’s the part of being one of the best. It comes with parts that you hate, parts that the league lets go. 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 immediately. We know what they’re trying to do. They wanna 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.”

Recent viral clips highlight Parsons being held during his first five games as a Packer. Notably, in Week 6 against the Bengals, no offensive holding was flagged on Joe Flacco’s 46 dropbacks.

Head coach Matt LaFleur addressed the issue, telling USA Today’s Ryan Wood, “That’s definitely going to be a conversation pregame.” The Packers face the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, a team flagged for offensive holding 10 times this season, ranking sixth in the NFL.

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