{"id":329243,"date":"2025-08-30T15:34:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T15:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/329243\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T15:34:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T15:34:10","slug":"micah-parsons-compares-green-bay-packers-to-penn-state-its-like-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/329243\/","title":{"rendered":"Micah Parsons compares Green Bay Packers to Penn State: ‘It’s like home’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Micah Parsons<\/a> is already getting comfortable in his new environment. During his introductory press conference with the Packers on Friday, Parsons revealed how a connection with former Penn State<\/a> teammate Rasheed Walker<\/a> helped him warm up to the idea of playing in Green Bay.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got the chance to speak with some other guys and faculty about what it could be like if I decided to come here,\u201d Parsons said<\/a>. \u201cI got to talk to Rasheed [Walker] a little bit. That\u2019s my guy from Penn State, came in together. \u2018It\u2019s like Penn State. It\u2019s like home. It\u2019s like a brotherhood. It\u2019s safe. You focus on ball and we keep everything the right thing.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cIt kind of gave me comfort, and it kind of gave me a better decision. Like, \u2018OK, this is the place where I feel like I can take my next step and continue to have a great legacy here.’\u201d<\/p>\n

Parsons and Walker were teammates at Penn State from 2018-20. Now, the duo will look to find success together again at the professional level.<\/p>\n

Parsons was traded from the Cowboys to the Packers on Thursday after having a public contract dispute with Dallas for months. In exchange for Parsons, the Cowboys received defensive tackle\u00a0Kenny Clark<\/a>\u00a0and two first-round draft picks (2026 and 2027).<\/p>\n

Parsons agreed to a four-year, $188 million contract with the Packers. The contract includes $120 million fully guaranteed at signing and $136 million in total guarantees.<\/p>\n

With the deal, Parsons is now the highest-paid non-quarterback in the\u00a0NFL<\/a>. Steelers linebacker\u00a0TJ Watt<\/a>\u00a0previously owned that title, earning $41 million per year.<\/p>\n

Micah Parsons\u2019 and the Cowboys\u2019 contract negotiations were at a standstill after the three-time All-Pro met with Dallas owner Jerry Jones in March and verbally agreed to a deal. However, when Parsons wanted his agent to be involved in his official, written contract, Jones reportedly grew upset.<\/p>\n

Per ESPN\u2019s Adam Schefter, Jones had offered Parsons a five-year deal worth $40.5 million annually when the pair met in March. After news broke of Parsons\u2019 trade on Thursday, the former NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year released a\u00a0heartfelt statement<\/a>\u00a0online.<\/p>\n

\u201cI never wanted this chapter to end, but not everything was in my control. My heart has always been here, and it still is,\u201d Parsons wrote. \u201c\u2026 No matter where the next chapter takes me, the bond we\u2019ve built will never break. Thank you, Cowboys Nation, for every cheer, every moment, and every ounce of love you showed me. Wearing the star has been the honor of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Micah Parsons is already getting comfortable in his new environment. During his introductory press conference with the Packers…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":329244,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[7,15747,6,60351],"class_list":{"0":"post-329243","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-micah-parsons-18-harrisburg","10":"tag-nfl","11":"tag-rasheed-walker-18-north-point"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115118451745361029","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=329243"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329243\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/329244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=329243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=329243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=329243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}