It has been quite the start to the month for the entire NFL, and the Green Bay Packers have even gotten in on the action.
Green Bay just gave wide receiver Christian Watson a massive contract extension in some news that followed up an already-hectic few days around the league. To begin the month of June, of course, we saw a couple of blockbuster trades go down.
Commenting on the deal which brought reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams, Packers pass rusher Micah Parsons weighed in on having another top-tier defender join the NFC.
"I would say it's a whole lot different from the NFC versus the AFC and I think everyone knows that ... the AFC is cool, you know, there's a couple sharks. But, the NFC is shark-infested. It's different football. It's like playoff football every week. There's not really weak opponents in the NFC ... it's going to be exciting to see what we do on Thanksgiving."
Micah Parsons will be healthy in time for the Packers to go shark hunting in the NFC
Parsons made these comments in the same breath that he let Packers fans know he'll be starting the year on the PUP list before he's able to have an opportunity to return from ACL recovery in Week 5.
And, who do the Packers happen to be playing that week? It is none other than the Chicago Bears; a team Green Bay has owned for the majority of this century. To have his first opportunity at a sack in 2026 come against Caleb Williams is going to be extra sweet.
But then, Parsons and the Packers immediately have to go into games against the Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions. Talk about shark hunting; Parsons will be relied upon heavily to go after the likes of Dak Prescott as he and the high-flying Cowboys passing attack infiltrate Lambeau Field in prime time.
And trying to wrangle up Jared Goff, Jahmyr Gibbs, Amon-Ra St. Brown and company is another tall task thereafter.
Obviously, Parsons was referring to the Thanksgiving Eve game against the Los Angeles Rams where he'll square off directly across a sideline featuring the newest Ram in Garrett. That game already had the potential for fireworks.
But now?
You've got arguably the top two pass rushers in football in the same game, in prime time, the night before Thanksgiving.
Could the stage get any bigger? This late in the season, playoff implications will surely be on the line as well.
By that point, Parsons should be rocking and rolling and, for the Packers' sake, having his team eyeing another postseason berth. Who makes the bigger impact in this one: Parsons or Garrett?
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