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Bears DT Grady Jarrett was a member of the Falcons’ Super Bowl loss to the Patriots in 2017, where Atlanta led 28-3 in the third quarter. Chicago G Joe Thuney was on the opposite side of that game, which Jarrett thinks helped their comeback over the Packers in this year’s NFC Wild Card Round.
“Having Joe on the team helped us talk about, when you are down like that, how do you come back? What’s the mindset of the team?” Jarrett said, via Dan Wiederer of The Athletic. “From my perspective, it’s (sharing that) you have to finish people while they’re down.”
Jarrett reflected on their 52-21 loss to the Lions in September, saying his message to his teammates after the game was to be there for each other and make the decision to turn things around.
“My message that night was, ‘We’re all we’ve got. And we’re all we need,’” Jarrett said. “It was really just turning up the heat on the idea that no one is going to feel sorry for us. No one is coming to save us. We have to make the decision about how our season will go. It felt like a critical time to speak up.”
Bears DL Gervon Dexter recalled Jarrett’s message after the loss to Detroit, which was to be “tired of the excuses.”
“His message was that we had to be tired of all this. Tired of the excuses. Tired of getting beat down. Tired of all the other stuff. Just lock back in and become the team we want to be. It was perfect timing,” Dexter said.
Packers LB Micah Parsons is rehabbing from ACL surgery, which he describes as the most challenging process he has faced. Parsons also weighed in on DC Jeff Hafley interviewing with other teams.
“So far, they say I’m flying, so whatever that means,” Parsons said,via Matt Schneidman of The Athletic. “It’s hard because I’m not a very vulnerable person and during this period, I’ve probably been the most vulnerable I’ve been in the last like, probably my whole life, in telling people how much I need them and appreciate them being there for me. Because, to be honest, man, you can’t go through this injury by yourself. Like, you have to have — I can’t even put my own drawers on, man. Like, I can’t shower by myself. I can’t even get off the bed myself, so I couldn’t imagine being alone.”
“When you talk about pain, can’t sleep, can’t move around, you can’t turn over without your leg going into damn near, ‘Oh, s—!’ like you’re jumping out of your sleep,” Parsons continued. “I can’t remember the last time I slept through the night. My body’s tired. My mind’s tired. I’m exhausted, man. But it’s going to be worth it once I’m able to move and play again.”
Hafley had predicted that Parsons would be able to break the sack record with a total of 24, yet his injury...
