J'Vonne Parker

J'Vonne Dieunti Parker (born June 7, 1982 in Scotland Neck, North Carolina) is a former American football defensive tackle. He was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Rutgers.

J'Vonne Parker
No. 69, 60, 98
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1982-06-07) June 7, 1982
Scotland Neck, North Carolina
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:338 lb (153 kg)
Career information
College:Rutgers
Undrafted:2005
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Parker has also been a member of the Dallas Cowboys, Baltimore Ravens, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos.

Early years

Parker attended Newark Tech.

College career

Parker played college football at Rutgers. As a senior, he played in 11 games recording 19 tackles.

Professional career

First stint with Browns

Parker was originally signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted rookie free agent on April 29, 2005. After spending some time on their active roster where he played in four games making five tackles, he was waived on September 3, 2006.

Dallas Cowboys

The following day he was claimed by the Dallas Cowboys and appeared in two games before being waived.

Second stint with Browns

He was again signed by the Browns but did not get any playing time.

Baltimore Ravens

On October 18, 2007, Parker was signed to the practice squad of the Baltimore Ravens. He was released on October 8, 2008.

Atlanta Falcons

On October 29, 2008, Parker was signed to the practice squad of the Atlanta Falcons. The team released defensive end Sean Conover to make room for Parker.

Carolina Panthers

Parker was signed by the Carolina Panthers on December 23, 2008 when defensive tackle Gary Gibson was placed on Injured reserve.

Denver Broncos

On March 10, 2009, he was signed by the Denver Broncos.[1] He was placed on season-ending injured reserve on August 8. On March 11, 2010 the Denver Broncos released Parker along with ILB Andra Davis.

References

  1. Peterson Stays With Broncos Yahoo Sports, March 10, 2009

https://web.archive.org/web/20050211235859/http://www.denverbroncos.com/page.php?id=334

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