A video circulating on social media shows Micah Parsons, a four-time Pro Bowler for the Dallas Cowboys who has proven himself virtually unblockable from any defensive position, charging a sumo wrestler and being easily held back.
When I say easily, I mean it’s as if the sumo is grappling with a big bag of feathers.
Now, we’re not sure of the how and the why of a sumo wrestler being in the locker room, but this exchange is pretty damn impressive, and proves just how incredibly athletic sumo wrestlers really are.
Parsons, who has also earned two first-team All-Pro nods in his career, churns his legs furiously as he leans into his opponent’s midsection. The sumo’s feet barely slide backward. He’s quite literally using only his upper body strength to hold back one of the best linebackers in the NFL.
Consider: in just four seasons, Parsons has 53 sacks and 112 quarterback hits. He’s an absolute menace on the gridiron.
At one point, it appears Parsons is conceding defeat and begins to tickle the sumo wrestler. He still doesn’t budge.
“I need someone in my weight class,” Parsons pleads.
Dude, get some sumo guys on an NFL offensive line. Held back Micah Parsons like he wasn’t even trying. 🤯 pic.twitter.com/ULHNetBkfp
— MacMally 🍀 (@MacMallyMMA) February 26, 2025
Micah Parsons V. Sumo Guy Does Not Go Well For The Cowboys Linebacker
Sumo wrestling is a traditional Japanese sport where wrestlers use their massive size and strength to push opponents out of a ring. However, to Micah Parsons’ comments, this one doesn’t seem significantly larger than him.
He isn’t at the size and skill of a Hakuhō Shō by any stretch.
What’s fascinating to me is that Houston Texans quarterback CJ Stroud is offering advice to Parsons in that video. Like dude, if he can’t budge this guy, what are you going to do?
Oh, and Jerry Jones might want to get a direct line to Japan and start signing some of these guys. Five sumos on the offensive line would do wonders for the Cowboys’ soft run game.
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One Of The Best Defenders In The Game
Pardon the pun, but it’s important to remember that Micah Parsons is no pushover. And yet, the sumo just kind of … pushed him over.
Parsons delivered another standout performance this past season, recording 12 sacks, 43 tackles, and two forced fumbles across 13 games. This, despite missing four contests due to a high-ankle sprain.
He became just the fourth player in NFL history to achieve 10 or more sacks in his first four seasons, joining an elite group including Hall of Famer Reggie White.
And this nameless sumo barely had his feet slide back an inch or two when Parsons charged full steam ahead. Can a sumo background translate to success on the gridiron?
Hidetora Hanada, a 6-foot-1, 290-pound Japanese athlete, transitioned from an elite sumo wrestler—where he achieved the amateur yokozuna rank and won the 2022 World Games heavyweight gold—to a defensive lineman for the Colorado State Rams football team.
After joining the Rams in 2023, he earned a scholarship, played in a handful of games with modest stats, and recently received a NIL offer from WWE.
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