Ron Parker was born on August 17,1987 and is a former American football safety.
21 Facts About Ron Parker
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Ron Parker was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2011.
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Ron Parker was a member of the Oakland Raiders, Carolina Panthers, Kansas City Chiefs and Atlanta Falcons.
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In 2009, Ron Parker was selected to the first team All-American by Don Hansen's Football Gazette and to the second team All-American by D2Football.
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Ron Parker was selected to the first team All-American by D2Football.
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Ron Parker appeared in five games as a rookie in 2011, but was unable to record a statistic.
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On December 5,2012, Ron Parker was signed by the Seahawks off the Panthers' practice squad.
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Ron Parker finished the 2012 NFL season with three solo tackles in five games and zero starts.
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Ron Parker finished the 2013 NFL season with 17 solo tackles, three pass deflections, two interceptions and one sack, playing in 16 games and starting in one.
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Ron Parker started alongside CB Marcus Cooper, and safeties Eric Berry and Husain Abdullah.
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For Weeks 3 through 8, Parker started at strong safety in place of Eric Berry, who was inactive with an ankle injury.
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Ron Parker finished the 2014 NFL season with a career-high 94 combined tackles, 12 pass deflections, one interception, one sack, and a forced fumble, playing in 16 games with 15 starts.
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Ron Parker became an unrestricted free agent in 2015 and received interest from multiple teams, including the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Atlanta Falcons, the New York Giants, and the New York Jets.
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Ron Parker amassed a total of five sacks that season, setting a Chiefs single-season sack record for defensive backs.
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Ron Parker finished the season with 78 tackles, 12 passes defensed, a forced fumble, and three interceptions.
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Ron Parker set a franchise record for most career sacks by a defensive back in Week 17, when he sacked Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr.
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In 2017, Ron Parker started all 16 games for Kansas City.
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On March 12,2018, after refusing to take a pay cut for the team to make cap space, Ron Parker was released by the Chiefs after five seasons.
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On June 25,2018, Ron Parker signed with the Atlanta Falcons.
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Ron Parker played in 15 games with 14 starts, finishing third on the team with 77 tackles, along with five passes deflected and two interceptions.
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On January 15,2019, after activating Laurent Duvernay-Tardif from injured reserve, Ron Parker was released by the Chiefs.