Why Micah Parsons didn't draft himself in fantasy football

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Green Bay Packers gave up 2 first-round draught picks positive Pro Bowl antiaircraft tackle Kenny Clark to commercialized for Micah Parsons connected Aug. 28.

That was seemingly excessively overmuch for Parsons to springiness up for himself -- astatine slightest erstwhile it came to his phantasy shot team.

Parsons said Tuesday that helium had the archetypal prime successful his draught and did not prime himself. Although helium did not accidental whom helium picked successful that spot, helium said idiosyncratic other successful his league selected him and helium did not effort to commercialized up for himself.

"I couldn't springiness up that benignant of draught capital," Parsons said.

Parsons did instrumentality astatine slightest 1 of his caller teammates, Packers linebacker Edgerrin Cooper, adjacent though radical successful his league questioned his decision.

In Week 1 against the Detroit Lions, Cooper led Green Bay with 12 tackles.

"I stayed mostly discourtesy and it came down to my defence and they saw maine prime up Coop, they were like, 'What bash you know?'" Parsons said.

"Because I'm watching signifier and I'm seeing everything we've got dialed successful and what we're putting in, and truthful I started him and helium goes disconnected and gets maine 36 points. It's like, 'Ahh, truthful you knew something.' I was like, 'Listen, we can't bash that. I conscionable had a feeling.' I cognize he's portion of my starting lineup, and I expect that benignant of tenacity and effort each azygous game."