Green Bay Packers star Micah Parsons doesn’t like the Chicago Bears.
While speaking to reporters on Thursday, Green Bay Packers star Micah Parsons admitted that he doesn’t like the Chicago Bears.
Parsons said the Bears don’t show respect.
Micah Parsons doesn’t like the Bears, but it’s not about the rivalry. It’s nothing personal either. For Parsons, it’s a respect thing. “You know how to earn someone’s respect is beating the shit out out of them.”
Parsons, who has 12.5 sacks, 18 solo tackles, 12 tackles for loss and 24 QB hits in 12 games this season, will be facing the Bears on Sunday for the first time as a member of the Packers. Green Bay and Chicago are heated rivals, so it’s going to be a fun game at historic Lambeau Field.
Green Bay is giving up 18.8 points per game, good for sixth in the NFL. Meanwhile, Chicago is averaging 26.1 points per game, which ranks eighth in the league.
Bears QB Caleb Williams has thrown for 2,722 yards and 17 touchdowns on the season. He beat the Packers in Green Bay last season.
Chicago is 9-3, while Green Bay is 8-3-1. This is shaping up to be one of the best games of the season.
“It might be the best defense we’ve seen all year,” Bears head coach Ben Johnson said about the Packers’ defense. “So, all hands on deck. It’s going to take all three phases for us here this week.”
Parsons has faced the Bears once in his career when he was with the Dallas Cowboys back in 2022. He had two solo tackles and one fumble recovery.
“Personnel-wise, they’re pretty loaded across the board,” Johnson said. “You’ve got multiple guys up front that you have to be aware of. Starting with Micah doing a great job moving around, so it’s hard to get a beat for where he’s going to be. Rashan Gary’s still playing at a high level, and then they’ve got a lot of depth up there too. But you can tell they’re really well coached.
“They do a great job shedding blocks on their front line with the linebackers. Lot of respect for Quay Walker, he has been doing it at a high level now for a number of years. And Edgerrin Cooper, I don’t think that he was healthy when I was calling games last year against them, but he shows up all over the tape. He’s flying around. They are matchup issues for your backs and pass pro. You can tell they bring it. Fast players sideline to sideline.
“And then, I think the safeties are probably the two best safeties that we’ve seen all year long. They’re extremely active in the run game. They’re all over the field and so we’ve got a tall task here at hand.
“And then when you combine it with the scheme, I think Hafley does a great job of making it simple for them. And yet, to the offense, it can seem fairly complex, and those guys just go out and they play really fast and that’s what shows up all over the tape.”
