Packers’ Micah Parsons Receives a Veteran Warning on Day One in Green Bay
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GREEN BAY, Wis. — On a first practice day heavy with the scent of tape and sweat, Micah Parsons stood at a new locker, his green and gold jersey hanging neatly. No slogans, no cameras—just a quiet moment between two players. Elgton Jenkins walked over, set a firm hand on the star newcomer’s shoulder, and spoke softly enough for only one person to hear.
Parsons later recounted to reporters that Jenkins didn’t waste words. He looked him straight in the eye and left a line that stuck.
“You need to lock in fast. In Green Bay, even if you’ve got a record contract or the highest salary, if you slack off and live in complacency, you’ll be out. Be ready to put on the green and gold—and understand that here, the standard decides who you are.”
Parsons said he nodded without answering right away. “It wasn’t a welcome,” he said. “It was a standard being passed down from someone who’s been here.”
In the minutes after, Parsons stared at the logo on his chest. As he told it, Jenkins wasn’t preaching a philosophy; he was reminding him of a reality everyone in this room already knows: Green Bay has no room for complacency—no matter who you are, how big you’ve signed, or whether people call you “the final piece” or “the contract of the decade.”
“I could feel the rhythm of this room,” Parsons said calmly as he revisited the moment. “No one here cares about the label next to your name. They care what you do on every snap. And Elgton’s line…it felt like a roll call: ‘Time to work.’”
He closed the story with the same spirit he said he drew from Jenkins’ warning:
“Focus, no complacency, live up to the green and gold.”
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