by: Nick Geddes 58 minutes ago NickGeddesNews
Green Bay Packers (1-0) linebacker Micah Parsons is officially questionable for Thursday’s Week 2 home contest against the Washington Commanders (1-0). Parsons, who has been dealing with a back injury, was listed as questionable last week and ended up playing 29 snaps in Green Bay’s 27-13 Week 1 win over the Detroit Lions (0-1).
Four other Packers are questionable: cornerback Nate Hobbs (knee), right tackle Zach Tom (oblique), left guard Aaron Banks (ankle/groin), safety Zayne Anderson (knee). Defensive lineman Brenton Cox Jr. (groin) and cornerback Bo Melton (shoulder) have been ruled out.
Parsons, making his team debut, was effective in those 29 snaps, recording a sack and generating three pressures. He revealed Tuesday he essentially talked his way into more playing time against Detroit.
“I told [the defensive coaches] the other day when they were talking to me about the snap counts, it’s like, ‘Man, we could run gassers, we could be in practice and you give me these plays, we can run to the ball, but at the end of the day, you’ve got to let me push through some things,’” Parsons said, via Rob Demovsky of ESPN. “‘You’ve got to let me get tired and get wore out out there so that way I can become better and get better.’
“That’s when it was like, ‘OK, your reps can go up.’ Sometimes you’ve got to fight for your own right to play.”