Micah Parsons has transformed the Green Bay Packers’ front seven by consistently drawing double- and even triple-teams. When offenses commit that much attention to him, the rest of the unit gets more one-on-one chances — and a much better shot at getting after opposing quarterbacks.
Three blockers? No big deal. Micah Parsons has turned it up. pic.twitter.com/PC1sslgioU
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 27, 2025
However, the rest of the pass rush hasn’t capitalized. Devonte Wyatt recorded 11 pressures in the first two games of the season, but only seven in the six games since. Still, the larger issue is Rashan Gary, who many Packers fans feel has vanished over the last month.
Rashan Gary has all but disappeared in the past month.
— Michael Rodney (@PackersNotes) November 16, 2025
Gary recorded 4.5 sacks in the first three games of the season. Since Week 4, he has three sacks, with two of them coming in Week 8 against the Pittsburgh Steelers — meaning just one across the other six games. He added only three total pressures against the Carolina Panthers, his second-lowest mark of the season. He followed that with just two pressures a week later against the Philadelphia Eagles.
Gary’s career has been marked by inconsistency, though it has had its flashes of dominance. In 2021, he stepped up when Za’Darius Smith suffered a back injury and became a starter. He recorded a career-high 9.5 sacks, 44 tackles, and 11 tackles for loss in 16 games, including a standout performance in the Divisional Round against the San Francisco 49ers. He carried that momentum into 2022, posting six sacks through nine games before a knee injury cut his season short.
Rashan Gary single-handedly wrecked the 49ers’ offense in the 21/22 Divisional Round.
Can he do it again on Saturday?
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— Felipe Reis Aceti (@Aceti_Felipe) January 18, 2024
In October 2023, Green Bay rewarded him with a four-year contract extension worth up to $107 million. He appeared in all 17 games that season and recorded nine sacks. However, six of those came in just two games, meaning he only had three sacks across the other 14 contests. At that point, they were paying for a player who had yet to record a 10-plus-sack season — and he still hasn’t reached that mark, though he is on pace to do so in 2025.
Last year, Gary logged the most defensive snaps of his career since 2021 and led the Packers with 47 pressures. However, that total ranked just 31st among all edge rushers. Put simply, Green Bay was paying top-10 edge-rusher money for production that fell well short of expectations.
Perhaps the clearest sign of Green Bay’s disappointment in Gary’s performance was Brian Gutekunst’s blockbuster trade for Parsons. Sure, he is a generational talent, and most teams — although not the Dallas Cowboys — would overpay to get him. But it’s fair to say the Packers probably wouldn’t have made such a historic move if Gary had been living up to expectations.
Entering Week 11 against the New York Giants, Gary ranked 27th in pressures among all edge rushers. According to Over the Cap, he sits just outside the top 10 in annual average salary for edge rushers at $24 million. For context, two of the NFL’s top edges in 2025 — Brian Burns, the league’s co-leader in sacks entering the week, and Nik Bonitto, who ranked in the top four in pressures — make just $4 million and $2 million more, respectively.
It’s such a strange situation with Gary. He was sitting inside the top 10 for sacks entering last week, but the eye test tells a different story. He hasn’t been as disruptive as he was early in the season. If that trend continues, the Packers could have a real problem.
He’s slated to occupy over 9% of Green Bay’s cap in 2026, the second-highest percentage on the team behind only Jordan Love. While the team realistically can’t get out of his contract next year — and likely wouldn’t even if they could — it’s concerning that so much money is tied up in such an inconsistent player, especially with key starters like Quay Walker, Rasheed Walker, Sean Rhyan, and Romeo Doubs slated to hit unrestricted free agency next year.
Fortunately, a strong second half could ease some of the scrutiny around Rashan Gary. The Packers are paying him to be a consistent disruptor, and while he’s shown flashes, we’ve yet to see him put together a full season of reliable production. If his inconsistency continues, his contract will be a major talking point next year — and deservedly so.