Steven Parker (born December 14, 1995) is an American professional football safety who is a free agent. He played college football at Oklahoma.
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Born: | Jenks, Oklahoma, U.S. | December 14, 1995||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Jenks | ||||||||
College: | Oklahoma | ||||||||
Position: | Safety | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 2018 | ||||||||
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Early life
editParker grew up in Jenks, Oklahoma, and attended Jenks High School. In football, Parker played both safety and wide receiver.
As a senior, he had 34 receptions for 622 yards and 9 touchdowns on offense and 44 tackles and 4 interceptions on defense. He was named Oklahoma State Player of the Year by Tulsa World.[1]
Parker also played basketball and ran track. He committed to play college football at the University of Oklahoma over offers from Oklahoma State University, Auburn University, and Texas A&M University.[2]
College career
editAs a freshman, he appeared in all 13 games with four at the nickleback position, tallying 31 tackles, a sack and six pass breakups.[3]
As a sophomore, he became the Sooners starting free safety and was named second-team All-Big 12 Conference after making 60 total tackles with 1.5 sacks and four pass breakups, including a deflection of a pass on a two-point conversion attempt in the final moments of a 30–29 win over TCU.[4]
As a junior, he was named honorable-mention All-Big 12, after recording 63 tackles, two interceptions and four pass breakups.[5]
As a senior, he finished fourth on the team with 63 tackles and third with six pass breakups and received second-team All-Big 12 honors.[6] He finished his collegiate career with 217 tackles (11 for loss), 3.5 sacks, 20 pass breakups, two interceptions, four fumble recoveries and a forced fumble.[7]
Professional career
editHeight | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 1+1⁄8 in (1.86 m) |
203 lb (92 kg) |
33+1⁄4 in (0.84 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) |
4.58 s | 1.57 s | 2.72 s | 4.33 s | 6.83 s | 36.5 in (0.93 m) |
10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) |
9 reps | |
All values from Pro Day[8] |
Los Angeles Rams
editParker was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Los Angeles Rams after the 2018 NFL draft on April 28.[9] He was waived by the Rams at the end of training camp, but was subsequently re-signed to the team's practice squad. He was waived again at the end of the Rams preseason on August 31, 2019.[10]
Miami Dolphins
editParker was claimed off waivers by the Miami Dolphins on September 1, 2019.[11] He made his NFL debut on September 8, 2019, against the Baltimore Ravens.[12] Parker made his first career start on September 22, 2019, against the Dallas Cowboys, making three tackles and defending a pass in a 6–31 loss.[13] He recorded his first career interception on November 10, 2019, against the Indianapolis Colts, picking off a pass from Brian Hoyer in the end zone in the Dolphins' 16–12 win.[14] In week 14 against the New York Jets, Parker intercepted his second pass of the season off a pass thrown by Sam Darnold during the 22–21 loss.[15] He finished his rookie season with 20 tackles, three passes defended and two interceptions in 14 games with four starts.[16]
On August 13, 2020, Parker was waived by the Dolphins.[17]
Minnesota Vikings
editParker was claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Vikings on August 14, 2020.[18] He was waived by the Vikings during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020.[19]
Dallas Cowboys
editOn September 15, 2020, Parker was signed to the Dallas Cowboys practice squad.[20] He was elevated to the active roster on October 10 and October 19 for the team's weeks 5 and 6 games against the New York Giants and Arizona Cardinals, and reverted to the practice squad following each game.[21][22] He was promoted to the active roster on October 22.[23] He was placed on injured reserve on December 7, 2020.[24] On January 2, 2021, Parker was activated off of injured reserve.[25] He appeared in 8 games as a reserve and played mostly on special teams, while collecting 8 tackles.
On August 31, 2021, Parker was waived by the Cowboys.[26]
New York Giants
editOn September 21, 2021, Parker signed with the New York Giants' practice squad.[27] On November 1, 2021, Parker was signed to the active roster.[28] On November 2, 2021, Parker was waived from the active roster and re-signed to the practice squad.[29][30] On November 22, 2021, Parker was elevated from the practice squad for the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[31] On November 28,2021, Parker was elevated from the practice squad for the second time this season for the game against the Philadelphia Eagles.[32] On December 4, 2021, Parker was promoted to the active roster.[33]
Washington Commanders
editOn August 7, 2022, Parker signed with the Washington Commanders.[34] He was released on August 30.[35]
Arizona Cardinals
editOn September 1, 2022, Parker was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad.[36] He was released off the practice squad on September 20, 2022.[37]
Tennessee Titans
editOn October 18, 2022, Parker was signed to the practice squad of the Tennessee Titans.[38] He was released on October 31.[39]
Seattle Seahawks
editOn December 27, 2022, Parker was signed to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad.[40]
References
edit- ^ Lewis, Barry (December 29, 2013). "Steven Parker, Jenks: Tulsa World All-State Player of the Year". Tulsa World. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ Buckingham, Dylan (February 24, 2014). "Jenks Safety Commits to OU". KFOR.com. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- ^ Hite, Justin (August 19, 2015). "Hite's OU 11: No. 4 Steven Parker". OU Insider. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- ^ Campbell, Bruce (August 9, 2016). "OU safety Steven Parker looks to step up". Enid News & Eagle. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- ^ Baily, Eric (January 27, 2017). "Oklahoma football: A look at defensive backs". Tulsa World. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- ^ "2018 Los Angeles Rams Roster Preview: Is S Steven Parker the surprise UDFA for 2018?". TurfShowTimes.com. SB Nation. June 22, 2018. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ^ Helmer, Joey (August 18, 2019). "Steven Parker makes another big play in preseason week two". OU Insider. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ^ "Steven Parker, Oklahoma, SS, 2018 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
- ^ Reneau, Keagan (April 28, 2018). "NFL Draft 2018: Oklahoma's Steven Parker signs free agent deal with Los Angeles Rams". The Oklahoma Daily. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- ^ "Los Angeles Rams Make Cuts, Complete Roster". NBCLosAngeles.com. City News Service. August 31, 2019. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- ^ Crabbs, Kyle (September 2, 2019). "Miami Dolphins awarded five players on waiver claims". Dolphins Wire. USA Today. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- ^ "Dolphins Face Patriots In Week 2 As They Try To Regroup From Embarrassing Rout". Miami.CBSLocal.com. Associated Press. September 10, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ^ Poupart, Alain (September 23, 2019). "Safety Steven Parker Makes First Career Start In Dallas". MiamiDolphins.com. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
- ^ Ayello, Jim (November 10, 2019). "Colts suffer shocking loss to Dolphins as Vinatieri, Ebron, Hoyer struggle". USAToday.com. Indianapolis Star. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ "Ficken's FG as time expires leads Jets past Dolphins 22-21". ESPN. December 8, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- ^ Perkins, Chris (January 2, 2020). "Dolphins final report card: Hopes for No. 1 pick are gone, but hope for the future is high". The Athletic. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ "Dolphins Sign Cornerback Deatrick Nichols". MiamiDolphins.com. August 13, 2020.
- ^ Alper, Josh (August 14, 2020). "Vikings claim Steven Parker". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ Peters, Craig; Smith, Eric (September 5, 2020). "Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set Initial 53-Man Roster". Minnesota Vikings. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ Phillips, Rob (September 15, 2020). "Brandon Carr, LB, OT Signed To Roster; 3 To IR". DallasCowboys.com.
- ^ "Cowboys make handful of roster moves, activate Brown from IR". October 10, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
- ^ "Vander Esch To Active Roster, DT Added & Dak To IR". October 19, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ^ "Cowboys' Steven Parker: Plucked from practice squad". CBSSports.com. October 22, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
- ^ "Cowboys' Steven Parker: Lands on injured reserve". CBSSports.com. December 7, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- ^ Phillips, Rob (January 2, 2021). "Zack Martin Activated, But Will Not Play Sunday". DallasCowboys.com. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ Phillips, Rob (August 31, 2021). "Cowboys Make 28 Moves; Roster Cut Down To 53". DallasCowboys.com.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (September 21, 2021). "Giants sign DB Steven Parker to practice squad; TE Ryan Izzo released". Giants.com.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (November 1, 2021). "Giants activate 4; LB Carter Coughlin to IR". Giants.com.
- ^ Benton, Dan (November 3, 2021). "Giants waive DB Steven Parker". Giantswire.com.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (November 4, 2021). "Notebook: 3 Giants on reserve/COVID-19 list". Giants.com.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (November 22, 2021). "OT Andrew Thomas activated ahead of MNF". Giants.com.
- ^ Benton, Dan (November 28, 2021). "Giants activate Pharoh Cooper, Steven Parker from practice squad". Giantswire.com.
- ^ Benton, Dan (December 4, 2021). "Giants Add DB Steven Parker to 53-man Roster". Giantswire.com.
- ^ "Commanders sign LB Nathan Gerry, S Steven Parker, TE Eli Wolf amid multiple roster moves". Commanders.com. August 7, 2022.
- ^ Washington Commanders Public Relations (August 30, 2022). "Commanders cut 25 players, place 3 on IR". Commanders.com. Archived from the original on September 1, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
- ^ Urban, Darren (September 1, 2022). "Cardinals Re-Sign Aaron Brewer; Place Antonio Hamilton On NFI". AZCardianls.com.
- ^ "Cardinals sign Devon Kennard to active roster, release Andre Baccellia". ArizonaSports.com. September 20, 2022.
- ^ "Titans shuffle practice squad by adding 2, releasing 1". USAToday.com. October 18, 2022.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (October 31, 2022). "Titans Waive DB Ugo Amadi From 53-Man Roster While Also Making a Pair of Practice Squad Moves". TennesseeTitans.com.
- ^ Boyle, John (December 27, 2022). "Seahawks Place TE Will Dissly On Injured Reserve; Sign CB Xavier Crawford Off Practice Squad". Seahawks.com.