GREEN BAY, Wis. — Micah Parsons hates the tush push, thinks offensive players get away with holding far too often and had to change his face mask during the last game because he got poked in an eye and popped a blood vessel on a play that didn't draw a penalty.
And the Green Bay Packers defensive end said it all knowing that it could back to haunt him — both when his team plays the Philadelphia Eagles next month and when the NFL hears his comments.
Though Parsons said Thursday that he doesn't think the NFL will do anything about the situation, Packers coach Matt LaFleur said he plans to at least talk to the officials before Sunday's game at the Arizona Cardinals about what he perceives as missed holding calls.
«That's definitely a conversation pregame,» LaFleur said.
LaFleur said earlier in the week that he believes Parsons is «frustrated by it, and there are some that are egregious, and I think those need to be called.»
It doesn't sound as if Parsons believes much will change.
«Naw, I don't think it matters,» Parsons said. «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 Research, Green Bay has had only six holding penalties called on its opponents this season, tied for the third fewest in the league (although the Packers have already had their bye and have played one fewer game than all but five other teams).
«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
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