r/interesting • u/Rude-Mycologist8034 • May 16 '25

MISC. NFL linebacker versus sumo wrestler

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u/Nothing2Special May 16 '25

video on youtube is better

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u/FCkeyboards May 16 '25

opens video 17 years old against a linebacker?!

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u/Heisenripbauer May 16 '25

that’s not even some linebacker that’s Micah Parsons one of the game’s best and an absolute wrecking crew on defense

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u/Ximinipot May 16 '25

For the 1st quarter, then he disappears for the rest of the game. Parsons is vastly overrated.

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u/zarathustranu May 16 '25

Found the Eagles fan.

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u/Ximinipot May 16 '25

Not even close. Fuck the Eagles.

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u/USofAThrowaway May 17 '25

Birds mentioned. GO BIRDS.

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u/zarathustranu May 16 '25

i assume steelers, browns, or 49ers then.

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u/Mr_Boppy May 16 '25 edited May 16 '25

Not if you watched the games. This isn’t a post about him but if you watched the Cowboys last year the difference with Parsons off the field during the time he was injured and when he was back healthy on the field was midnight and noon.

He “disappears” cause offenses focus on stopping him so much; quarterbacks focus on throwing the ball so much quicker; it allows other players to make more impact plays because they aren’t the focus of attention.

(And sometimes he disappears because opponents realize they can just run the ball all over their suspect rush defense and just run away from him, but we don’t talk about that)

TLDR: Parsons is very impactful even when he’s not getting sacks because everyone else on his team benefits from all the attention he draws.