Micah Parsons is done waiting. Two games into his Packers career, the three-time All-Pro linebacker is already done with his snap count. Thursday night at Lambeau Field, Parsons was on the field for just 44 snaps, 67% of the defensive plays. This came after playing 29 (45%) in the opener. Yet still turned the Commanders‘ offensive line into a turnstile. Six quarterback pressures. A shared sack with rookie Edgerrin Cooper. One of four Green Bay sacks. Twelve QB hits as a team. The result? Another game under 250 total yards allowed, something this franchise has not done back-to-back since 1995. But that was not enough to cool Parsons down.

“I just hope I’m full go. Honestly, it is pi–ing me off,” Parsons told reporters after the week 2 game. “I tell them, ‘(Limited snaps) does worse than good, I get tight and stuff.’ Hopefully, they just let me off. They can’t hold a dog back forever, man.” This is not just a star airing out frustration. This is a player with a resume that screams every down game wrecker.

Through 64 career games, Micah Parsons has 53.5 sacks, 257 combined tackles, and nine forced fumbles, averaging nearly 13 sacks per season despite missing time last year. Green Bay did not give up premium assets two weeks ago to keep him on the sideline for a third of the game. They brought him in to tilt the field and close out games. Even in a small sample size, his impact is undeniable.

Parsons already has 1.5 sacks and three combined tackles this year. In addition, he has eight pressures on just 44 total snaps in Week 2. That is production that most teams would take from a full-time edge rusher, and he is doing it on a pitch count. If you think he is dangerous now, wait until Matt LaFleur and defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley unleash him for 90% of the snaps. This is as much a message as it is a warning, something which he had with Jerry Jones.

Parsons wants more. He wants to be the guy who sets the tone from the first drive to the last. And if the Packers are serious about becoming a true contender, they might not have a choice but to give him what he wants.

Micah Parsons Shows Love on Jordan Love Amid HC’s Praise

While the snap count frustration dominated headlines, Parsons made sure to back his quarterback. And not just with words, with confidence. “J-Love, I think you give us 20 points, we should be able to win that game,” Parsons said after the win. That was not just a compliment; that was a challenge. A statement that this defense is good enough to carry games as long as the offense does its part.

That is the kind of message that energizes a locker room. Jordan Love threw for 292 yards and two touchdowns against Washington, following up his solid Week 1 performance with another efficient outing. If Parsons is the vocal alpha of this defense, Love is quickly becoming the steady hand on the other side of the ball. Those two aligning could turn Green Bay into a balanced, dangerous team.

Matt LaFleur sounded just as thrilled with the defensive identity that is forming. “Relentless. Just physical, aggressive, attacking,” the Packers’ head coach said. He praised the front for being “extremely disruptive” and credited the unit’s energy for allowing the offense to dictate games early. In two weeks, the Packers have held last year’s No. 1 and No. 5 scoring offenses to just 31 combined points, a remarkable turnaround for a team that has been offense-first for decades. And Parsons is buying in.

His message to Love was not just hype; it was an invitation. Keep scoring, keep trusting us, and we will deliver. It is the kind of player-to-player accountability that championship teams thrive on. The Packers are 2-0. They have a defense that is smothering top offenses. They have a quarterback who is starting to look the part. And they have a superstar who is not afraid to speak his mind or raise the bar for everyone in the building.