Donald Parham

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Donald Parham
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Parham with the Washington Redskins in 2019
No. 89 – Los Angeles Chargers
Position: Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1997-08-16) August 16, 1997 (age 26)
Lakeland, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Weight:237 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school: Lake Gibson
College: Stetson (2015–2018)
Undrafted: 2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • Mid Season All-XFL (2020)
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Receptions:67
Receiving yards:764
Receiving touchdowns:11
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Donald Durand Parham Jr. (born August 16, 1997) is an American football tight end for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stetson, and signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2019.

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College career

Parham played college football at Stetson. During his senior season, he had 85 receptions for 1,319 yards and 13 touchdowns. [1]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 8+3⁄8 in
(2.04 m)		240 lb
(109 kg)		36+1⁄8 in
(0.92 m)		10+1⁄2 in
(0.27 m)		4.68 s1.68 s2.75 s4.51 s7.53 s38.5 in
(0.98 m)		10 ft 5 in
(3.18 m)		17 reps
All values from NFL Combine [2] [3] [4]

Detroit Lions

On May 10, 2019, Parham signed with the Detroit Lions after going undrafted in the 2019 NFL Draft. [5] He was waived on May 12, 2019. [6]

Washington Redskins

He signed with the Washington Redskins on June 7, 2019, after a minicamp tryout. [7] Parham was waived on August 31, 2019, [8] but re-signed to their practice squad on September 12. [9] He was released on September 17, 2019. [10]

Dallas Renegades

Parham was selected by the Dallas Renegades of the XFL in the ninth round of the 2020 XFL Draft. [11] In his second game versus the Los Angeles Wildcats, Parham made five catches for 76 yards and a touchdown. [12] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020. [13]

Los Angeles Chargers

Parham signed with the Los Angeles Chargers on April 14, 2020. [14] During his first game in week 4 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Parham recorded his first career reception, a 19-yard touchdown pass from rookie quarterback Justin Herbert, during the 38–31 loss. [15]

While attempting to catch a pass during a week 15 game against the Kansas City Chiefs in 2021, Parham dove for a ball in the back of the end zone. Without contacting an opponent he landed on his elbow and then rolled onto his back, which caused his head to make contact with the ground and go unconscious and demonstrated a fencing pose with rigid arms. After about 10 minutes, with arms still rigid and hands shaking, he was taken to Harbor–UCLA Medical Center and was said to be in stable condition, undergoing tests for a head injury. [16] He was placed on injured reserve on December 25. [17]

On November 5, 2022, Parham was placed on injured reserve. [18] He was activated on December 17.

On March 17, 2023, Parham signed a two-year contract with the Chargers worth $2.535 million. [19]

NFL statistics

YearTeamGamesReceivingFumbles
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTDFUMLost
2020 LAC 1351015915.926300
2021 LAC 149201909.522300
2022 LAC 611013013.024100
2023 LAC 1482728510.624400
Total47236776411.4261100

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  2. ↑ "Donald Parham Stats, News and Video - TE". nfl.com. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
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  4. ↑ "Donald Parham, Combine Results, TE - Stetson". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Lions' Donald Parham: Signs with Detroit". CBSSports.com. May 10, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
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