Micah Parsons calls Jahmyr Gibbs "the fastest person I've ever seen on the field"

The Lions gave Jahmyr Gibbs a new contract this month that made him the highest-paid running back in the NFL. Packers outside linebacker Micah Parsons thinks that was a wise investment.

“He’s the fastest person I’ve ever seen on the field,” Parsons said of Gibbs as part of the NFL’s Top 100 Players feature.

Parsons has seen Gibbs on the field three times: Twice last year when the Packers faced the Lions, and once in 2023, when Parsons and the Cowboys faced Gibbs as a rookie. Gibbs hasn’t had big numbers in any of those games, which Parsons attributes to the whole defense being focused on him.

“You need 11 people running to the ball every play,” Parsons said. “If you don’t rally tackle, there’s no way you’re beating the Lions with him at running back.”

The Packers and Lions play in Week 7 and Week 18 this season. Parsons says he and his teammates will have their hands full.

“You’re watching the tape like, ‘We’ve got this dude again this week?'” Parsons said. “He’s for real.”