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Ahead of the 2025 NFL season, Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst felt strongly that his team was ready to compete for the Super Bowl. Thus, he made the biggest trade of his career by sending two first-round picks to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for All-Pro pass rusher Micah Parsons.

Gutekunst’s gamble proved correct. The Packers had one of the best teams in the NFL, but one thing he could not have predicted was that the team would lose two of its best players to injuries at the end of the season.

Parsons and the team’s leading pass-catcher, tight end Tucker Craft, both suffered torn ACLs last season. Kraft’s injury occurred in Week 9. Parsons’ injury occurred in Week 15. Still, despite the six-week difference from the time of their injuries, Parsons may not need to miss as much time as Kraft, as he is “a little bit of a freak” as Gutekunst described.

“They’re doing great,” Gutekunst said on SiriusXM Radio. “Tuck comes here every day, and he’s obviously a little ahead of schedule, just because his injury happened earlier than Micah’s. But Micah is like – he’s a little crazy. So I think some of that has taken over, and he’s doing really well, too.” He added, “So, obviously both of those guys are expected to be back at the start of the season. And they’ll be a big part of what we’re doing going forward.”

The Packers lost in Week 15, in the game where Parsons suffered an injury, and lost all of their next four games. A 9–3–1 record suddenly ended at 9–8–1 after a playoff loss to the Chicago Bears.

Meanwhile, Kraft tied with running back Christian Watson for the Packers’ rushing average of 61 yards per game. Parsons led the team with 12.5 sacks. Getting two of the team’s most impactful players back early in the season could greatly help the Packers’ success in 2026.

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It’s looked hopeless at many points this season, but somehow, the Milwaukee Bucks are still alive in the playoff race — especially now that Giannis Antetokounmpo is back in action after a long absence of more than a month due to a calf injury.

Although it is mathematically possible for the Bucks to make the play-in tournament, as at the time of writing, they are only four games behind the Atlanta Hawks in the standings, the fact that they are not in the playoff picture is a clear indication that the team is not very good right now.

There’s no denying Antetokounmpo’s greatness, but the prolonged absence of a superstar shouldn’t mean the team will collapse around him. For the Bucks, they have collapsed most of the season when Antetokounmpo is on the mend. They’ve gone 11-18 without him, and that won’t cut it.

Of course, the good news is that Antetokounmpo remains on the roster, even though he was on the trade block just a month ago and it looked like a blockbuster trade involving him would finally materialize.

It simply means that the Bucks are still on the clock, as there is not zero chance that Antetokounmpo will commit his future to the team despite his disappointing short-term to medium-term outlook.

And while they are limited in the changes they can make to the roster, perhaps the Bucks can start convincing Antetokounmpo that they mean business by cleaning house – starting with the departure of head coach Doc Rivers.

Bucks need to start fresh, move on from Doc Rivers

Despite having a 30–13 record, the Bucks made the surprise decision to fire Adrian Griffin and replace him with Doc Rivers as the team’s head coach in 2024. They finished the season under .500 under Rivers (they went 19–20) and lost in the first round of the playoffs against the eventual conference finalists Indiana Pacers.

Now, this isn’t going to turn into Griffin’s defense. By all accounts, the Bucks locker room questioned his strategy because Griffin had not maximized the team’s personnel. But reports revealed that when Griffin called his players out he took it in stride, although the fact that he did meant that his respect for them was fractured from the start.

Still, Griffin coached a terrible defense, and it was clear Antetokounmpo was growing tired of his schemes. They replaced Griffin with Rivers, who at least has the respect of people in the locker room.

This may be Rivers’ only save at this stage of his coaching career. Everyone knows the story with Rivers: He won a title with the Boston Celtics in 2008, maintains a sense of professionalism in the locker room that commands respect from everyone on the team, and he’s a consistent win producer, at least in the regular season.

Rivers has had his fair share of black eyes in the playoffs. He is the only head coach in NBA history to lead multiple 3–1 playoff series. His star-studded teams perform poorly under the bright lights of the postseason. But that’s all moot when the Bucks team he’s currently coaching couldn’t even make the start of the postseason.

Some Bucks fans may be wondering why Rivers hasn’t been fired yet. The results have not been there, and there has been nothing but disappointment in the Cream City since the team brought him in. It’s clear his voice still has influence in the locker room, and Antetokounmpo is at least there to stay with him unlike Griffin.

The Bucks’ shortcomings this season aren’t really Rivers’ fault. The team he is currently coaching is not very good anyway. But he’s not really adding wins to the team. Some of his rotation decisions recently were surprising; Why did Kyle Kuzma not play at all in their recent loss to the Boston Celtics? Why was Ryan Rollins, of all people, benched upon Antetokounmpo’s return?

It’s time for a fresh start for the Bucks under the tutelage of a well-known coach who knows how to handle a locker room with big egos. And for once, the Bucks will have to enlist the services of a new voice, an up-and-coming assistant who has paid his dues during his time in the NBA.

Why Mika Nori deserves a chance in Milwaukee?

Nouri has been an assistant coach in the NBA for 17 seasons, and he is currently part of the Minnesota Timberwolves coaching staff under head coach Chris Finch. He is the main assistant of the team, as he replaces Finch if he is out or misses time due to personal reasons or injury.

Most accounts state that Nori is adept at managing game situations, meaning his main strength is adjusting to what he sees on the court. Now, the head coaching job requires much more than mastering such skills. Still, his tactical plans could be what brings Antetokounmpo on board for at least the next few years.

If there’s one thing Antetokounmpo wants from a coach, it’s defensive consistency and communication. Nori provides both; Players have appreciated the Timberwolves assistant’s ability to build relationships with them, and he has been instrumental in crafting a Minnesota defense that routinely ranks top-10 in the NBA.

Given that the Bucks lack scoring weapons around Antetokounmpo, getting it done on defense should be priority number one for them. They are currently ranked 24th in that department, so that won’t make the cut. They have solid individual pieces on defense, Kevin Porter Jr. and Rollins are very disruptive, and Myles Turner has a long history of adequate rim protection, but it hasn’t come together under Rivers.

Now, the Bucks may need an experienced head coach to reassign Antetokounmpo. But Milwaukee needs to avoid retreading head coaches at all costs. And there may be no better candidate for the potential Bucks head coaching vacancy than Nouri.

邁卡·帕森斯 (Micah Parsons) 並沒有實現他所設想的 2025 年，但他仍然經歷了 NFL 上個賽季所提供的很多東西。儘管在 12 月左膝前十字韌帶撕裂，這位三屆全職業球員一陣的球員在 2026 年初仍然精神抖擻。他現在可以在家裡放鬆，但這位綠灣包裝工隊的明星傳球手不想錯過 2026 年職業碗比賽。

帕森斯抵達一年一度的活動時受到了阻礙，但一如既往地熱情高漲。他騎著他的摩托車遊覽舊金山莫斯康中心，他稱之為“閃電麥昆”。雖然這位 26 歲的球員並沒有在球場上快​​速奔跑，但他仍然給國聯球隊帶來了極大的熱情。在人們對這場表演賽的興趣似乎逐漸減弱的時候，很高興看到一位受傷的球員，甚至是家喻戶曉的球員，選擇以任何方式參加職業碗比賽。

“我只是想讓大家知道，即使你可能受傷，生活也不會按照你想要的方式發展，但要明白我們仍然很幸運，”帕森斯告訴 ESPN 的勞拉·拉特利奇。 “上帝仍然允許我們來到這裡。讓我們帶來能量。這些都是世界上最好的球員，我不會忽視這一點。我只是活在當下，站在我的腳下，享受自己。”

比快還快，比快還快。 https://t.co/66wZbCeH5n

— 綠灣包裝工隊 (@packers) 2026 年 2 月 4 日

誰說沒人想去職業碗？連比賽都無法參加的帕森斯在觀看比賽時卻充滿了喜悅和競技精神。他確保用攝像機捕捉到這一場景。

採訪接近尾聲時，坦帕灣海盜隊安全衛小安托萬·溫菲爾德 (Antoine Winfield Jr.) 記錄了一次攔截，這對國聯以 66-52 鎖定勝利起了很大作用。邁卡·帕森斯無法抑制自己的興奮，跑去和大家一起慶祝。這種反應應該會讓 NFL 辦公室笑得合不攏嘴。

對於排名第一的球員來說，這是旋風般的一年，他捲入了與達拉斯牛仔隊的緊張合同僵局，被交易到包裝工隊，簽下了破紀錄的續約合同，賽季又取得了兩位數的擒殺，並在季后賽前不到一個月遭受了毀滅性的傷病。在這段狂野的時光裡，帕森斯對自己有了更多的了解，他渴望看看 2026 年的生活會給他帶來什麼。

儘管帕森斯在職業碗比賽中獲得了很多樂趣，但他希望明年這個時候能做點別的事情。

球迷通常要等到超級碗週才能聽到球員對這場大型比賽的深入想法，因為他們會對球隊進行評價，也許會做出預測，提供一些個人更新，當然還有通過多芬、維薩或新能量飲料宣傳他們最新的讚助。好吧，人們不必等待聽到邁卡·帕森斯對西雅圖海鷹隊和新英格蘭愛國者隊之間第 60 屆超級碗比賽的看法。

顯然，冠軍對決中只有一個方面真正吸引了綠灣包裝工隊全職業邊緣衝鋒者的興趣，但它恰好是一個重要的方面。

“{愛國者隊角衛克里斯蒂安·岡薩雷斯}對陣{海鷹隊外接手賈克森·史密斯-恩吉巴}的比賽可能是我{觀看}這場比賽的唯一原因，”帕森斯在 X 上發帖。 “爆米花準備好了！”

卓越的進攻和防守將在北加州碰撞

李維斯體育場將於 2 月 8 日上演一系列引人入勝的故事。薩姆·達諾德 (Sam Darnold) 將在這座城市為歷史而奮鬥，在那裡他開始了不可思議的轉變；德雷克·梅耶 (Drake Maye) 可能成為贏得超級碗的最年輕的首發四分衛；邁克·弗拉貝爾 (Mike Vrabel) 可能成為第一個以球員和教練身份為球隊贏得總冠軍戒指的人，西雅圖的防守可以鞏固自己作為真正強者的地位。但克里斯蒂安·岡薩雷斯和賈克森·史密斯-恩吉巴之間令人期待的戰鬥可能是足球迷的夢想。

各自球隊中最重要的兩名球員將在本賽季的最後一場比賽中直接展開對決。粉絲還能要求什麼呢？這位海鷹隊全職業傳球接球手在 2025-26 賽季中有 9 次在一場比賽中接球超過 100 碼，其中包括他在 NFC 錦標賽中對陣洛杉磯公羊隊的 153 碼。愛國者隊的防守關鍵人物在周日下午完成了一次關鍵的攔截，幫助他的球隊擊敗了丹佛野馬隊。

這兩名年輕的德克薩斯人將在加利福尼亞州聖克拉拉發生碰撞。儘管第 60 屆超級碗比賽期間會有很多變化，但表現更出色的球員應該能夠在比賽結束時決定哪支球隊奪得桂冠。

正在康復中的邁卡·帕森斯將目光集中在這場特定的對峙上，前提是他觀看了比賽。

Arc Raiders 目前已成為全球最受歡迎的視頻遊戲之一，許多人都在 Topside 中尋找粘液。一些名人已經開始直播他們的比賽經歷，比如辛辛那提猛虎隊外接手賈馬爾·蔡斯 (Ja'Marr Chase)。看來邁卡·帕森斯現在也想加入其中。然而，他對比賽的看法讓所有人都嘲笑他。

這位綠灣包裝工隊球星在 X（以前稱為 Twitter）上跳來跳去，抱怨他根本沒有足夠的時間來磨練比賽。然後，他可能是開玩笑地聲稱，他願意向某人支付 500 美元，讓他在他的帳戶上玩 100 小時的遊戲。

“兄弟，我不可能花100個小時在《Arc Raiders》上磨！我拿了500美元請人幫我磨。”

這一具體評論引起了不同的反應。一些人指出薪水太少了，而另一些人似乎非常願意接受邁卡·帕森斯的提議。

“5 美元/小時？關於你的在線血汗工廠的噁心推文，兄弟，”一位人士說道。

這個人說，“我明白了，伙計，打私信吧。”

帕森斯在 X 上發表的下一篇文章給他帶來了很多負面關注。這位 26 歲的邊緣衝鋒者抱怨說，他不喜歡 Arc Raiders 無法購買遊戲內貨幣或福利。電子遊戲愛好者對這位五屆職業保齡球手進行了猛烈抨擊，指出他對無法付費獲勝感到沮喪。

“這麼說，贏了就不用花錢，而且每個人都在一個公平的競爭環境中？真遺憾，”一位用戶說道。

另一個人嘲笑道，“‘缺點是我無法支付遊戲費用’lmao。”

“玩遊戲吧，你這個混蛋。Ronnie 2k 不是來讓你免費獲得 99 分的，”另一個人說道。

這位用戶解釋道，“我愛你，Micah，但這就是 Arc 的樂趣和特別之處。如果你不經歷實際玩遊戲的過程，它就不會那麼有趣。”

“兄弟，不付費獲勝並不是一個缺點。在我看來，每場比賽並不一定都是一場艱苦的比賽。只要你能玩，就玩，邊玩邊享受，”一位人士建議道。

一位粉絲指出：“兄弟，你現在只有時間了。”

也許一段時間後，邁卡·帕森斯會喜歡玩沒有付費獲勝模式的《Arc Raiders》。也許他會開始自己的直播，這樣球迷們就可以在休賽期欣賞他玩視頻遊戲而不是踢足球。

邁卡·理查茲 (Micah Richards) 透露辣妹梅爾 B (Mel B) 曾經照顧過他，這讓加里·萊因克爾 (Gary Lineker) 和艾倫·希勒 (Alan Shearer) 難以置信。

在《剩下的就是足球》的一集中，深入探討了曼聯偶像大衛·貝克漢姆的職業生涯，話題很快轉向了他妻子維多利亞的樂隊。

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此時，理查茲大聲透露，早在辣妹組合家喻戶曉之前，他就和其中一位辣妹很熟絡。

這位前後衛在利茲長大，這裡也是“恐怖香料”梅爾 B 的家鄉。

他還解釋了這位音樂偶像小時候如何通過照顧他來賺取額外的收入。

不太可能的聯繫

理查茲在播客上告訴萊因克爾和希勒：“梅爾·B，當我年輕的時候，她曾經照顧我。”

這讓萊因克爾難以置信，他打斷道：“她過去做什麼？梅爾·B過去常常照顧你？”

理查茲的搭檔主持人仍然一臉震驚，但他堅稱他的故事是真實的。

他喊道：“讓她上吊艙！我的妹妹 [still] 現在給她做頭髮。 ”

困惑的希勒隨後插話道：“我能問一下……我到底在這兒做什麼嗎？”，讓理查茲和萊因克爾感到緊張。

週六晚，綠灣包裝工隊在 NFL 季后賽外卡輪比賽中慘敗於分區對手芝加哥熊隊，結束了 2025 年賽季。本場比賽包裝工隊半場以21-3領先，但下半場雙方都表現疲軟，最終以31-27落敗。

現在可能很難記住，但包裝工隊今年在與眾多傷病作鬥爭時確實表現出了一定的韌性，其中包括明星衝傳手米卡·帕森斯，他在賽季末因前十字韌帶撕裂而倒下。

最近，包裝工隊在 2026 年離職面談中得到了帕森斯下賽季狀態的積極更新。

“邁卡·帕森斯說他希望為第一周做好準備。實際上，他預計第三週會回歸，”The Athletic 的馬特·施奈德曼 (Matt Schneidman) 在 X（前 Twitter）上報導。

帕森斯在今年客場輸給丹佛野馬隊的比賽中前十字韌帶撕裂，綠灣球迷肯定會很高興能在 2026 賽季初期的任何時候讓他回歸。包裝工隊在 2025 賽季開始前一周與達拉斯牛仔隊達成協議，收購了帕森斯，他在綠灣的第一個賽季大部分時間都打出了明星級別的表現，之後因傷退役。

帕森斯並不是包裝工隊今年遭遇的唯一關鍵傷病，四分衛喬丹·樂福和其他許多人也因各種疾病缺席比賽。

然而，這並不會讓周六對陣熊隊的比賽變得更容易接受，現在人們對包裝工隊主教練馬特·拉弗勒爾在最近一次季后賽失利後的未來充滿疑問。

儘管如此，如果帕森斯確實在下賽季初期回歸，包裝工隊將成為 NFL 中最有才華的陣容之一。

由於綠灣包裝工隊的話題一直是關於主教練馬特·拉弗勒爾的未來，這導致球隊的一些球員支持這位 46 歲的球員回歸。雖然圍繞包裝工隊和拉弗勒爾的謠言還將繼續，但有一點是肯定的：他在更衣室裡受到了極大的尊重，其中包括明星衝傳手米卡·帕森斯。

綠灣賽季結束後，帕森斯在與芝加哥熊隊的外卡賽中接受媒體採訪時，被問及拉弗勒爾的情況時，帕森斯給出了無數的讚揚，包括教練如何成為球員來到這裡的“部分原因”。他會探討如果拉弗勒爾被解僱，可能會產生一些遺憾。

“我在這個聯盟中遇到過很多教練和人，而馬特是我加入這個聯盟以來最好的球員和人之一，作為一個人，”帕森斯說。 “當我開始看到這一點時，我聯繫了他，我說，‘伙計，當我同意來到這裡時，你就是我來這裡的原因之一，我希望你成為其中的一部分，我愛你。我認為你是一位偉大的教練。’”

“你可能會被優秀的教練和優秀的人寵壞了，直到他們離開你才會意識到這一點。我不想到了我們意識到，該死的，我們讓這麼偉大的教練離開的時候，”帕森斯繼續說道。

邁卡·帕森斯得到了包裝工隊主教練馬特·拉弗勒爾的大力支持。

“當我開始看到這一點時，我聯繫了他，我說，‘當我同意來這裡時，你是原因之一。’” pic.twitter.com/f8dNblb9Fc

— 羅布·德莫夫斯基 (@RobDemovsky) 2026 年 1 月 12 日

包裝工隊的米卡·帕森斯在季后賽輸給熊隊時為馬特·拉弗勒爾辯護

隨著圍繞拉弗勒爾和包裝工隊的謠言四起，在球隊扼殺了對熊隊的巨大領先優勢並導致外卡失利後，這種謠言無疑更加嚴重。帕森斯不僅將這場失利歸咎於拉弗勒爾，甚至表示“球員必須承擔責任”。

拉弗勒爾是否仍擔任主教練還有待觀察，因為有報導稱包裝工隊在取得 9 勝 7 負 1 的戰績（在國聯北部排名第二）後正在努力留住他。