Timon Parris
.jpg) Parris in 2019 | |||||||
| No. 61 – Washington Redskins | |||||||
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||
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| Born: | September 11, 1995 Elmont, New York | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 315 lb (143 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Floral Park Memorial (Floral Park, New York) | ||||||
| College: | Stony Brook | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2018 | ||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2019 | |||||||
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Timon Parris (born September 1, 1995) is an American football offensive tackle for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stony Brook.
Early life and high school
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
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
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]
References
- ^ Butler, Dylan (June 27, 2013). "Floral Park's Parris shines in final HS game". The Island Now. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ "Player Profile: Timon Parris, OT, Stony Brook". CBSSports.com. April 2, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Lauterbach, Jordan (April 28, 2018). "SBU did its part to prepare Timon Parris for the NFL". Newsday. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- ^ Cummings, Ian (September 2, 2018). "Redskins sign eight players to practice squad, including RB Kapri Bibbs". RiggosRag.com. FanSided. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- ^ "Redskins Sign Timon Parris To The Active Roster, Place Austin Howard On Injured Reserve". Redskins.com. December 21, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- ^ Phillips, Michael (December 22, 2018). "Redskins observations: Your rooting interests in Sunday's NFL games". Richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- ^ "Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. August 31, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ "Redskins Sign Nine Players To Practice Squad". Redskins.com. September 1, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ "Redskins Place WR Paul Richardson On Injured Reserve; Sign T Timon Parris From Practice Squad". Redskins.com. December 14, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Timon Parris Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2020.