Ron Parker (American football)
| No. 38 Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Strong Safety | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 17, 1987 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | St. Helena Island, South Carolina | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 206 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Beaufort (SC) | ||||||||||
| College: | Newberry | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2011 | ||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2015 | |||||||||||
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Ron Parker (born August 17, 1987) is an American football Strong safety for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football for Newberry College and has played for the Oakland Raiders and Seattle Seahawks.
Early years
Parker's father, Ronzo, was a truck driver and his mother Rose, worked at a Montessori public school. Parker was raised near Beaufort, South Carolina.[1]
College
In 2009, Parker was selected to the first team All-American by Don Hansen's Football Gazette and to the second team All-American by D2Football.com and Daktronics.[2] Parker also was selected to the first team all-Super Region selection by Daktronics and also was named to the all-South Atlantic Conference first team.[2] Parker was selected to the first team All-American by D2Football.com and Don Hansen's Football Gazette.[2] Parker was selected to the second team All-American by Daktronics and a third team Little All-American by the Associated Press following his senior season.[2]
References
- ↑ "Thrice-cut Chiefs cornerback Ron Parker finally finding a home". kansascity.com. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 "Newberry's Ron Parker makes big impression in Chiefs' 17-16 win over Cowboyse". newberrywolves.com. Retrieved September 16, 2013.