Steven Parker (defensive back)

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Steven Parker
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Parker with the Dallas Cowboys in 2020
Personal information
Born: (1995-12-14) December 14, 1995 (age 28)
Jenks, Oklahoma, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:Jenks
College:Oklahoma
Position:Safety
Undrafted:2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:34
Pass deflections:5
Interceptions:2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Steven Parker (born December 14, 1995) is an American professional football safety who is a free agent. He played college football at Oklahoma.

Early life

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Parker 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

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As 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

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Pre-draft measurables
Height 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
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

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Parker 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

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Parker 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

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Parker 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

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On 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

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On 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

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On August 7, 2022, Parker signed with the Washington Commanders.[34] He was released on August 30.[35]

Arizona Cardinals

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On 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

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On October 18, 2022, Parker was signed to the practice squad of the Tennessee Titans.[38] He was released on October 31.[39]

Seattle Seahawks

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On December 27, 2022, Parker was signed to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad.[40]

References

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  1. ^ Lewis, Barry (December 29, 2013). "Steven Parker, Jenks: Tulsa World All-State Player of the Year". Tulsa World. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  2. ^ Buckingham, Dylan (February 24, 2014). "Jenks Safety Commits to OU". KFOR.com. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  3. ^ Hite, Justin (August 19, 2015). "Hite's OU 11: No. 4 Steven Parker". OU Insider. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  4. ^ Campbell, Bruce (August 9, 2016). "OU safety Steven Parker looks to step up". Enid News & Eagle. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  5. ^ Baily, Eric (January 27, 2017). "Oklahoma football: A look at defensive backs". Tulsa World. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ Helmer, Joey (August 18, 2019). "Steven Parker makes another big play in preseason week two". OU Insider. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  8. ^ "Steven Parker, Oklahoma, SS, 2018 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Los Angeles Rams Make Cuts, Complete Roster". NBCLosAngeles.com. City News Service. August 31, 2019. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  11. ^ Crabbs, Kyle (September 2, 2019). "Miami Dolphins awarded five players on waiver claims". Dolphins Wire. USA Today. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ Poupart, Alain (September 23, 2019). "Safety Steven Parker Makes First Career Start In Dallas". MiamiDolphins.com. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  14. ^ Ayello, Jim (November 10, 2019). "Colts suffer shocking loss to Dolphins as Vinatieri, Ebron, Hoyer struggle". USAToday.com. Indianapolis Star. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  15. ^ "Ficken's FG as time expires leads Jets past Dolphins 22-21". ESPN. December 8, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ "Dolphins Sign Cornerback Deatrick Nichols". MiamiDolphins.com. August 13, 2020.
  18. ^ Alper, Josh (August 14, 2020). "Vikings claim Steven Parker". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  19. ^ Peters, Craig; Smith, Eric (September 5, 2020). "Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set Initial 53-Man Roster". Minnesota Vikings. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  20. ^ Phillips, Rob (September 15, 2020). "Brandon Carr, LB, OT Signed To Roster; 3 To IR". DallasCowboys.com.
  21. ^ "Cowboys make handful of roster moves, activate Brown from IR". October 10, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  22. ^ "Vander Esch To Active Roster, DT Added & Dak To IR". October 19, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  23. ^ "Cowboys' Steven Parker: Plucked from practice squad". CBSSports.com. October 22, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  24. ^ "Cowboys' Steven Parker: Lands on injured reserve". CBSSports.com. December 7, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  25. ^ Phillips, Rob (January 2, 2021). "Zack Martin Activated, But Will Not Play Sunday". DallasCowboys.com. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  26. ^ Phillips, Rob (August 31, 2021). "Cowboys Make 28 Moves; Roster Cut Down To 53". DallasCowboys.com.
  27. ^ Eisen, Michael (September 21, 2021). "Giants sign DB Steven Parker to practice squad; TE Ryan Izzo released". Giants.com.
  28. ^ Eisen, Michael (November 1, 2021). "Giants activate 4; LB Carter Coughlin to IR". Giants.com.
  29. ^ Benton, Dan (November 3, 2021). "Giants waive DB Steven Parker". Giantswire.com.
  30. ^ Eisen, Michael (November 4, 2021). "Notebook: 3 Giants on reserve/COVID-19 list". Giants.com.
  31. ^ Eisen, Michael (November 22, 2021). "OT Andrew Thomas activated ahead of MNF". Giants.com.
  32. ^ Benton, Dan (November 28, 2021). "Giants activate Pharoh Cooper, Steven Parker from practice squad". Giantswire.com.
  33. ^ Benton, Dan (December 4, 2021). "Giants Add DB Steven Parker to 53-man Roster". Giantswire.com.
  34. ^ "Commanders sign LB Nathan Gerry, S Steven Parker, TE Eli Wolf amid multiple roster moves". Commanders.com. August 7, 2022.
  35. ^ 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.
  36. ^ Urban, Darren (September 1, 2022). "Cardinals Re-Sign Aaron Brewer; Place Antonio Hamilton On NFI". AZCardianls.com.
  37. ^ "Cardinals sign Devon Kennard to active roster, release Andre Baccellia". ArizonaSports.com. September 20, 2022.
  38. ^ "Titans shuffle practice squad by adding 2, releasing 1". USAToday.com. October 18, 2022.
  39. ^ 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.
  40. ^ Boyle, John (December 27, 2022). "Seahawks Place TE Will Dissly On Injured Reserve; Sign CB Xavier Crawford Off Practice Squad". Seahawks.com.
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