Brian Parker (born May 30, 1992) is a former American football tight end. He was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2015. He played college football at the University at Albany. After retirement following the 2019-20 NFL season, Brian enrolled in law school at the University of Denver. He is now a practicing attorney in the state of Colorado.
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Born: | May 30, 1992 Rochester, New York | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 265 lb (120 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | McQuaid Jesuit (Rochester, New York) | ||||||||
| College: | Albany | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2015 | ||||||||
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Professional career
editSan Diego Chargers
editAfter going unselected in the 2015 NFL draft, Parker signed with the San Diego Chargers on May 2, 2015.[1][2]
Kansas City Chiefs
editAfter being put on the waiver wire by the San Diego Chargers, Parker was picked up off waivers on September 6, 2015, by the Kansas City Chiefs. Parker made his NFL debut on November 1, 2015, against the Detroit Lions at Wembley Stadium in London. He played in nine regular season games and two playoff games with the Chiefs. On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Chiefs.[3]
New York Jets
editParker was claimed off waivers by the New York Jets on September 4, 2016.[4] He was waived two days later after failing his physical.[5]
On April 6, 2017, Parker was re-signed by the Jets.[6] On August 4, 2017, he was waived/injured by the Jets and placed on injured reserve.[7] He was released by the team on August 11, 2017.[8]
Denver Broncos
editOn November 15, 2017, Parker was signed to the Denver Broncos' practice squad.[9] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Broncos on January 1, 2018.[10]
On September 1, 2018, Parker was waived by the Broncos and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[11][12] He was promoted to the active roster on September 29, 2018.[13] He played in 13 regular season games with two starts.
New Orleans Saints
editOn October 16, 2019, Parker was signed by the New Orleans Saints, but was released three days later.[14][15]
References
edit- ^ Henrietta's Brian Parker signs with Chargers
- ^ Henne, Ricky (May 2, 2015). "Chargers Agree to Terms with 21 Undrafted Free Agents". Chargers.com. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
- ^ "Chiefs Down to NFL Mandated Roster Limit". Chiefs.com. Archived from the original on October 13, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- ^ Lange, Randy (September 4, 2016). "4 Arrive via Waivers; RB Robinson Waived/Injured". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- ^ Allen, Eric (September 6, 2016). "Two DBs, Two RBs Signed to Practice Squad". New York Jets. Archived from the original on September 7, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (April 6, 2017). "Jets Sign Tight End Brian Parker". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on April 14, 2017. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (August 4, 2017). "Jets Sign WR Bruce Ellington". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
- ^ Bouda, Nate (August 11, 2017). "Jets Waive TE Brian Parker From Injured Reserve With Settlement".
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (November 15, 2017). "Broncos sign LB Deiontrez Mount, add two practice squad players". DenverBroncos.com.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (January 1, 2018). "Broncos sign 10 players to future contracts". DenverBroncos.com.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (September 1, 2018). "Broncos trim roster to 53 players". DenverBroncos.com.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (September 2, 2018). "Broncos sign nine players to practice squad". DenverBroncos.com.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (September 29, 2018). "Broncos place Jake Butt on IR, promote Brian Parker to active roster". DenverBroncos.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
- ^ "Saints sign RB Zach Zenner, TE Brian Parker ahead of Bears; LB Stephone Anthony released". NOLA.com. October 16, 2019.
- ^ "Saints sign TE Dan Arnold to active roster and waive TE Brian Parker". NewOrleansSaints.com. October 19, 2019.
External links
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Media related to Brian Parker (American football) at Wikimedia Commons- Albany Great Danes bio
- San Diego Chargers bio
