MATT LAFLEUR TAKES A STAND: PACKERS COACH TO CONFRONT OFFICIATING CREW OVER NON-CALLS ON MICAH PARSONS

Green Bay, Wis. — Turn on a Micah Parsons play, and the pattern is impossible to miss. Offensive linemen latch onto his jersey, hook his facemask, or grab whatever they can just to survive. And yet, week after week, the flags stay buried deep in the officials’ pockets.

It’s been a growing frustration in Green Bay — and this Sunday, Matt LaFleur plans to do something about it.

“That’s definitely going to be a conversation pregame,” LaFleur said with a calm but firm tone after Friday’s walkthrough. “We just want it called fair. When it’s that blatant, it’s hard to ignore.”

The Green Bay Packers’ head coach isn’t one for sideline theatrics, but sources inside the team say LaFleur has grown increasingly irritated by the lack of calls protecting his star edge rusher. Parsons, who currently holds Pro Football Focus’ second-best pass-rush grade among all defenders, has been practically mugged on the field in recent weeks — with little to no help from the refs.

The Packers aren’t the first team to sound the alarm. During Parsons’ time with the Dallas Cowboys, coaches voiced the same concerns, even submitting video evidence to the league office to highlight the egregious holds. LaFleur wouldn’t confirm whether Green Bay has done the same but made it clear he plans to make officials aware before kickoff against the Arizona Cardinals.

“It’s frustrating when it’s blatant. Those should get called, right?” he said earlier this week.

For Parsons, the lack of penalties hasn’t slowed him down — it’s just made his dominance more impressive. Despite constant double-teams and illegal blocks, he continues to wreck pockets, terrorize quarterbacks, and set the tone for a Packers defense that’s quietly turning into one of the NFC’s best.

“Imagine how much more dangerous he’d be if refs actually threw the flag,” one teammate joked.

With Kyler Murray’s Cardinals visiting Lambeau Field on Sunday, LaFleur’s message to the officiating crew is clear: enough is enough.

“Micah plays the game the right way,” LaFleur said. “He deserves the same fairness as anyone else. That’s all we’re asking for.”

If the calls finally come, the Packers’ defense might be downright unstoppable. If not, well — Micah Parsons will keep fighting anyway. That’s just what he does.