Dallas Cowboys edge-rusher Micah Parsons told reporters that there isn’t “another rusher like me in the league” when asked if officials can probably evaluate whether or not to call offensive holding penalties against his opponents.

Jon Machota of The Athletic relayed Parsons’ remarks.

“To be honest, and in the most humble way ever, I don’t think there’s another rusher like me in the league. I don’t think there is a rusher that wins as quick as I do. There’s not another rusher that does the things that I do. That’s on tape. … They put me on the same pedestal as other rushers and we’re just not all the same. … I don’t think they realize that I’m 4.3 coming off the edge versus some dudes might be 4.4, 4.5, whatever. … I think the refs understand that I’m a good player but they don’t understand the actual plays that I can make with my speed and what I can control.”

The third-year pro out of Penn State has once again enjoyed a great season, amassing 13 sacks, 30 quarterback hits and 53 tackles in 15 games.

The lack of holding calls on offensive players blocking Parsons has come under the spotlight even more after the Cowboys’ 22-20 loss to the Miami Dolphins on Christmas Eve.

I want a formal investigation into how everyone is so good at “never holding” Micah Parsons. pic.twitter.com/KGZFXLsPms

— Will Cain (@willcain) December 25, 2023

I need the NFL to explain what holding looks like against Parsons. Because either all of us have no idea or their folks refuse to call it.

— Pash (@TheAmir) December 24, 2023

So they wanna call that holding but not the same one on Micah Parsons?

Interesting

— Cameron Magruder (@ScooterMagruder) December 24, 2023

WILD: #Cowboys Micah Parsons has NOT drawn a holding penalty in 35 straight quarters.

You see 5+ times a game were he is CLEARLY HELD, including today, and NO CALLS.

(Via @GehlkenNFL

& @ReloadRex2) pic.twitter.com/V1g1rHvmVH

— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) December 24, 2023

Officially 38 quarters now for Micah Parsons without a holding call.

Incredible. The NFL hates Parsons. https://t.co/Hpd7Bc0ybd

— Marcus Mosher (@Marcus_Mosher) December 25, 2023

As Marcus Mosher of Locked on Cowboys noted, it’s been 38 quarters (or nine-and-a-half games) since a player was called for holding on Parsons. Given how often Parsons can get in the quarterback’s face, it’s admittedly a bit puzzling that at least one penalty wasn’t called at some point.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has gone to bat for Parsons publicly.

“They won’t call a holding penalty in a certain range of holding, usually, if they don’t think the player would’ve gotten to the quarterback to begin with,” Jones said on 105.3 The Fan’s Shan & RJ show, according to Christopher Fittz of WFAA. “That doesn’t work for Parsons because he’s about to get there almost all the time. Anything that just limits him should be a hold.”

We’ll see soon enough if the no-holding streak breaks soon enough with Parsons and the Cowboys set to host the Detroit Lions on Saturday.