PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has a lot of respect for former Harrisburg High School star and Green Bay Packers pass rusher Micah Parsons .

Parsons, who became the highest paid defensive player in football shortly before the season, has taken the mantle with the Packers and become a force with them.

“You know, we need four hands on him at all times,” Rodgers said. “I said it with (T.J. Watt) when we played him last year, you can’t let him get any single matchups on you. Micah, he’s a phenomenal player, a future Hall of Fame, and he’s a game wrecker."

When Parsons was a young player, Rodgers saw something in him that made the four-time MVP want to jersey swap with Parsons, who was still an ascending player at the time.

Speaking with the Athletic ,

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