Timon Parris

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Timon Parris
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Parris with the Washington Redskins in 2019
Personal information
Born: (1995-09-11) September 11, 1995 (age 28)
Elmont, New York
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:320 lb (145 kg)
Career information
High school:Floral Park Memorial (Floral Park, New York)
College:Stony Brook (2013–2017)
Position:Offensive tackle
Undrafted:2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2021
Games played:4
Games started:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Timon Parris (born September 1, 1995) is an American football offensive tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at Stony Brook and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Washington Redskins in 2018.

Early life and high school[edit]

Parris was born in Elmont, New York, and grew up in Floral Park, New York. He attended Floral Park Memorial High School, where he was a member of the basketball, football and track & field teams. He played both offensive and defensive line for the Knights and was named All-Nassau County as a senior.[1]

College career[edit]

Parris joined the Stony Brook Seawolves football team as a walk-on and eventually earned a scholarship. He redshirted his freshman season and became a starter at tackle for the Seawolves as a redshirt freshman.[2] Overall, Parris started 41 games for Stony Brook and was named first-team All-CAA in each of his final three seasons and was an FCS All-American as a redshirt senior.[3]

Professional career[edit]

Washington Redskins[edit]

Parris signed with the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2018.[4] He was cut by the Redskins at the end of training camp and subsequently re-signed to the team's practice squad on September 2, 2018.[5] Parris was promoted to the Redskins' active roster on December 21, 2018 after Austin Howard was placed on injured reserve.[6] Parris made his NFL debut on December 22, 2018 in a 25-16 loss to the Tennessee Titans.[7]

Parris was waived on August 31, 2019, but was signed to the practice squad the following day.[8][9] He was promoted to the active roster on December 14, 2019 after the Indianapolis Colts attempted to sign him off the Redskins practice squad.[10][11] Parris played in three games on special teams in 2019.[12] Parris was waived by Washington on September 5, 2020.[13]

Atlanta Falcons[edit]

Paris was claimed off waivers by the Atlanta Falcons on September 6, 2020,[14] before being waived on September 15, 2020.[15]

Cleveland Browns[edit]

Parris was signed to the Cleveland Browns' practice squad on October 13, 2020,[16] but was released on November 9, 2020.[17]

Washington Football Team[edit]

Parris rejoined the Washington Football Team's practice squad on December 1, 2020.[18] His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on January 18, 2021.[19]

Miami Dolphins[edit]

On May 20, 2021, Parris signed with the Miami Dolphins.[20] He was waived on June 14, 2021,[21] and re-signed with the team on July 19, 2021.[22] He was waived on August 17, 2021.[23]

Minnesota Vikings[edit]

On October 26, 2021, Parris signed to the Minnesota Vikings practice squad.[24] He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list on November 8 and activated on November 16.[25] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Vikings on January 10, 2022.[26] He was waived on August 29.[27]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Butler, Dylan (June 27, 2013). "Floral Park's Parris shines in final HS game". The Island Now. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Timon Parris, OT, Stony Brook". CBSSports.com. April 2, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  3. ^ Horgan, Bill (December 21, 2018). "[REPRINT] Redskins UDFA profile - Timon Parris, OL, who was signed to active roster today". HogsHaven.com. SB Nation. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  4. ^ Lauterbach, Jordan (April 28, 2018). "SBU did its part to prepare Timon Parris for the NFL". Newsday. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  5. ^ Cummings, Ian (September 2, 2018). "Redskins sign eight players to practice squad, including RB Kapri Bibbs". RiggosRag.com. FanSided. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  6. ^ "Redskins Sign Timon Parris To The Active Roster, Place Austin Howard On Injured Reserve". Redskins.com. December 21, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  7. ^ Phillips, Michael (December 22, 2018). "Redskins observations: Your rooting interests in Sunday's NFL games". Richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  8. ^ "Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. August 31, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  9. ^ "Redskins Sign Nine Players To Practice Squad". Redskins.com. September 1, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  10. ^ "Redskins Place WR Paul Richardson On Injured Reserve; Sign T Timon Parris From Practice Squad". Redskins.com. December 14, 2019.
  11. ^ Roling, Chris (December 16, 2019). "Colts attempting to poach Timon Parris is why Paul Richardson went to IR". Redskins Wire. USA Today. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  12. ^ "Timon Parris Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  13. ^ "Washington Football Team Reduces Roster To 53 Players". WashingtonFootball.com. September 5, 2020.
  14. ^ Hood, Zach (September 6, 2020). "Report: Atlanta Falcons Claim OT Timon Parris From Washington". SI.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  15. ^ "Falcons waive Timon Parris, release Josh Hawkins from practice squad". www.atlantafalcons.com. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  16. ^ "Browns Sign TE Jordan Franks, T Timon Parris To Practice Squad, Release TE Kyle Markway". SI.com. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  17. ^ "Browns designate RB Nick Chubb for return". ClevelandBrowns.com. November 9, 2020.
  18. ^ Camenker, Jacob (December 2020). "Timon Parris, Rick Leonard sign with Washington Football Team's practice squad". Riggos Rag. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  19. ^ "Three players set free". FantasyGuru.com. January 18, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  20. ^ "Miami Dolphins Sign T Timon Parris". MiamiDolphins.com. May 20, 2021.
  21. ^ "Miami Dolphins Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. June 14, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  22. ^ "Roster Moves: Miami Dolphins Sign T Timon Parris". MiamiDolphins.com. July 19, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  23. ^ "Roster Moves: Miami Dolphins Announce Trade, Waive 5, Place 1 on Injured Reserve". MiamiDolphins. August 17, 2021.
  24. ^ "Vikings Sign T Timon Parris to Practice Squad". www.vikings.com. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  25. ^ Gates, Christopher (November 16, 2021). "Vikings remove Garrett Bradbury from COVID-19 list, place Josh Metellus on it". Daily Norseman. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  26. ^ "Vikings Sign 8 Players to Reserve/Future Contracts". Vikings.com. January 10, 2022.
  27. ^ Peters, Craig (August 29, 2022). "Vikings Place Bisi Johnson and T.Y. McGill, Jr. on Injured Reserve in Roster Moves". Vikings.com.

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