{"id":355928,"date":"2025-09-10T04:12:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T04:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/355928\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T04:12:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T04:12:11","slug":"micah-parsons-reacts-to-edgerrin-coopers-fantasy-football-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/355928\/","title":{"rendered":"Micah Parsons reacts to Edgerrin Cooper’s fantasy football impact"},"content":{"rendered":"

Micah Parsons<\/a> is wasting no time in forging a strong bond with the Green Bay Packers<\/a> and their fans, recording a sack and two total pressures in a statement-making 27-13 victory<\/a> versus the Detroit Lions this past Sunday. Despite playing just two snaps due to a back injury, the game-wrecking edge rusher gave his new squad a noticeable boost. He is lifting his teammates off the field as well, showing one in particular a great amount of faith.<\/p>\n

Parsons selected Packers linebacker Edgerrin Cooper in his fantasy football draft before the new season, confident that the second-round NFL draft pick and former Texas A&M star will break out during the 2025-26 campaign. Well, his instincts certainly seem sharp coming out of the opener. Cooper tallied a team-high eight solo tackles and racked up 36 points in Parsons’ fantasy league.<\/p>\n

While it is hard to understand how the scoring system works in this specific individual defensive player (IDP) format, the two-time First-Team All-Pro clearly saw something in the 2023 consensus All-American. He is beaming with pride<\/a> following a triumphant Week 1.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s part of my starting lineup and I expect that type of tenacity, that effort every game,\u201d Parsons told reporters, per Matt Schneidman of The Athletic.<\/p>\n

Micah Parsons drafted Edgerrin Cooper in his fantasy league.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey saw me pick up Coop and they was like, \u2018What you know?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI started him and he goes off, gets me 36 points.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s part of my starting lineup and I expect that type of tenacity, that effort every game.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/OwmYho8N4z<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) September 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Cooper was on the fan base’s radar after posting one interception, three and a half sacks, 57 solo tackles, 13 tackles for loss, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries in his rookie year, but he was not a set-it-and-forget-it type of player coming into the first game of the season. Perhaps that will soon change, especially if tackles are worth that many points.<\/p>\n

Micah Parsons has the ability to make life easier for the rest of the defense. He commands a significant amount of attention from the offensive line, affording others the chance to eat well on the gridiron. Edgerrin Cooper was already promising<\/a> before the four-time Pro Bowler’s arrival. Now, he is looking to make an undeniable impact for Green Bay.<\/p>\n

The Packers’ defense must stay hungry for its Thursday Night Football showdown<\/a> with Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders. If Cooper comes through on a short week, it will be awfully hard for Parsons to ever take him out of his starting lineup.<\/p>\n