Cordelius Jamerr Parks (born November 12, 1986) is an American cornerback of Canadian football who is currently a free agent. He was picked up on waivers by the Seattle Seahawks on June 16, 2010. He was signed by the Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Northeastern.
Parks played four years of football at Stone Mountain High School in Stone Mountain, Georgia, where he was the team captain as a junior and senior. He earned Second-team All-County honors as a senior. In addition to being a running back and defensive back, he also ran track for three years, finishing Second in the 110-meter and First in the 300-meter hurdles at the county championship. Also competed and in the State Finals in the 110-meter and 300-Meter hurdles as well as the Triple-jump
College careerEdit
Parks, in 2008, started all 12 games at cornerback for Northeastern and made 54 tackles, forced a fumble, recovered a fumble and defensed four passes. In 2007, he started in 11 games at cornerback and was third on the team in tackles (63), first in interceptions (2) and deflected four passes. He also returned 20 kickoffs for a 21.0 yard average. As a sophomore in 2006, he totaled 40 tackles with four deflections and had a 22.0-yard average on 21 kickoff returns. In 2005, he played in 11 games, making 14 tackles.
Parks competed on the track team in 2005, 2006, and 2007 in the 100 meters, 110 hurdles, and the 4x100 relay, placing high in the CAA Championships.[1]
Professional careerEdit
St. Louis RamsEdit
Parks was signed by the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2009. He was promoted to the active roster after spending most of the season on the practice squad on December 26.
Seattle SeahawksEdit
Parks Spent a Short time on the Seahawks Practice Roster in 2010 before being Released after week 5
Minnesota VikingsEdit
Parks spent the 2010 season on the Vikings practice-squad. After being signed to their 2011 offseason roster, had an outstanding Preseason with the Vikings but was released due to injury after the final Preseason game.
New Orleans SaintsEdit
Parks participated in training camp with the New Orleans Saints and was cut on August 27, 2012.[2]
^. www.nfl.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
^"Edmonton Eskimos sign veteran defensive back Cord Parks". edmontonjournal.com. May 26, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
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October 19, 2023
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