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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) | ||||||
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High school: | Jenks | ||||||
College: | Oklahoma | ||||||
Position: | Strong safety | ||||||
Undrafted: | 2018 | ||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Steven Parker (born December 14, 1995) is an American football strong safety who is a free agent. He played college football at Oklahoma.
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]
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]
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 | |
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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] |
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
On August 7, 2022, Parker signed with the Washington Commanders. [34] He was released on August 30. [35]
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]
On October 18, 2022, Parker was signed to the practice squad of the Tennessee Titans. [38] He was released on October 31. [39]
On December 27, 2022, Parker was signed to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad. [40]