John Parrella

Tackles:	405
Sacks:	26.5
Interceptions:	2

John Parrella
No. 92, 97
Position:	Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	November 22, 1969 (age 54); Topeka, Kansas
Career information
High school:	Grand Island (NE) Central Catholic
College:	Nebraska
NFL draft:	1993 / Round: 2 / Pick: 55
Career history
As a player:
	Buffalo Bills (1993); San Diego Chargers (1994–2001); Oakland Raiders (2002–2004);
As a coach:
	Dublin (CA) Valley Christian HS (2009–2012); Head coach; Chabot College (2013); Assistant coach; Northern Michigan (2014–2015); Assistant coach (defensive line); Nebraska (2016–2017); Assistant coach (defensive line);
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:
Tackles:	405
Sacks:	26.5
Interceptions:	2

John Lorin Parrella (born November 22, 1969 in Topeka, Kansas) was the defensive line coach for the University of Nebraska. Parrella was an American football defensive tackle in the National Football League and was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the second round of the 1993 NFL Draft out of the University of Nebraska. On February 22nd, 2016, he was hired on at Nebraska to be the defensive line coach.

Parrella played most of his career with the San Diego Chargers from 1994-2001. He proved to be a reliable defender on the interior as a defensive tackle starting in 1996, routinely finishing with more than 30 tackles a year through 2002. His best seasons came in 1999 and 2000 when he recorded 5.5 and 7.0 Sacks along with 5 combined forced fumbles. He also played for the Oakland Raiders from 2002-2004. He would record 1 Sack with 41 tackles in 2002.

Parrella previously coached at Northern Michigan University and Chabot Junior College (CA) and was the head coach at Valley Christian high school.

Parrella was not retained when Scott Frost became Nebraska's head coach in December of 2017.

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