Eric Parker (American football)

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Eric Parker
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Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1979-04-14) April 14, 1979 (age 45)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
College: Tennessee
Undrafted: 2002
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:187
Receiving yards:2,586
Receiving touchdowns:11
Player stats at PFR

Eric Samuel Parker (born April 14, 1979) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football at Tennessee.

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Parker spent the first six seasons of his career with the San Diego Chargers.

Early life

Parker attended Joliet West High School in Joliet, Illinois. [1]

College career

Parker attended the University of Tennessee after graduating from Joliet West.

Professional career

Houston Texans

Coming out of college, Parker was labeled as injury-prone and thus was passed over in the draft. He was originally signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent, but was released by in July. [2]

San Diego Chargers

Shortly after his release from the Texans, Parker was signed by the San Diego Chargers. He spent some time on the practice squad and eventually made the active roster in late 2002.

Parker had a productive campaign in 2003 before a shoulder injury cut his season short. His best season was in 2005 when he caught 57 passes for 725 yards. During the 2006 offseason, the Chargers signed Parker to a new five-year deal.

In 2006, Parker and then #1 wide receiver Keenan McCardell both ended the season with zero touchdown catches. Teammates LaDainian Tomlinson, tight end Antonio Gates and wide receiver Vincent Jackson accounted for the majority of the Chargers' scores.

Parker's 2006 season came to a disappointing end in the Divisional Round of the playoffs. In a game the Chargers lost to the New England Patriots by three points, Parker dropped two passes and fumbled a crucial third-quarter punt, which led to three points for the opposing team.

In 2007, Eric Parker injured his toe during training camp. This led to the Chargers putting him on season-ending injured reserve. He was released by the team on July 23, 2008. [3]

In March 2009, Eric Parker joined the coaching staff of the San Diego Chargers as a wide receivers and conditioning assistant. He also coaches wrestling at Helix Charter High School. [4]

NFL career statistics

Legend
BoldCareer high

Regular season

YearTeamGamesReceiving
GPGSTgtRecYdsAvgLngTD
2002 SDG 92301726815.8311
2003 SDG 84311824413.6333
2004 SDG 1513714769014.7794
2005 SDG 159805772512.7493
2006 SDG 1512704865913.7380
62402821872,58613.87911

Playoffs

YearTeamGamesReceiving
GPGSTgtRecYdsAvgLngTD
2004 SDG 111199310.3160
2006 SDG 11724221.0210
22181113512.3210

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References

  1. Clark, Mike (June 16, 1998). "Rockets' new coach has deep roots in program". nwitimes.com. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  2. Texans Transactions – Houston Texans Archived January 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Chargers release WR Eric Parker". ESPN.com. Associated Press. July 23, 2008. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  4. "Ut San". UT SAN Diego.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)[ dead link ]