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Green Bay Packers star Micah Parsons may be one of the most competitive players in the NFL, as he suggested he has the same mentality on the field as he does off it.
Parsons told reporters Tuesday that he was a big fan of board games and admitted that he didn’t talk to his girlfriend after losing a game.
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Green Bay Packers defensive end Micah Parsons celebrates after sacking Minnesota Vikings quarterback JJ McCarthy at Lambeau Field on November 23, 2025. (Tork Mason/USA TodayNetwork via Imagn Images)
“There was a time when I was playing game night with my girlfriend. She went against me and I lost and I didn’t talk to her for like two days,” Parsons said. “That mindset, I hate losing.
“I hate the feeling of someone beating me. I hate the feeling of someone stopping me. We’re all tired. We’re all tired, that’s normal. We all have injuries, challenges of what we had to go through to get ready for the game. I think that’s normal, but what’s not normal and what I’ve tried to develop is the mentality of pushing when you’re tired, pushing when you’re injured. It’s a challenge but when you go in in this space, we find a lot of room to grow.”
Parsons admitted that he played Scattergories.
Packers defensive end Micah Parsons after sacking Minnesota Vikings quarterback JJ McCarthy, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025, in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
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“Scattergories. I love Scattergories. There are times like, you know, I hate to say it but I think that’s the only time I’m like a prima donna in life is when I’m playing board games,” he said. “Now some of my family members don’t want to play unless they’re on my team because they might get kicked out or left out of the rest of the week’s activities if they object to me.”
The smuggler added that he is also a fan of Code Names and Connect Four.
“I probably haven’t lost at Connect Four in about five years,” he said.
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Parsons hopes to light the Packers’ fire for their Thanksgiving game against the Detroit Lions, which begins at 1 p.m. ET and can be seen on FOX.
He had 10 sacks and 30 tackles in his first season in Green Bay.
