Timon Parris Explained

Timon Parris
Position:Offensive tackle
Birth Date:September 11, 1995
Birth Place:Elmont, New York
Height Ft:6
Height In:6
Weight Lbs:320
High School:Floral Park Memorial (Floral Park, New York)
College:Stony Brook (2013–2017)
Undraftedyear:2018
Pastteams:
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Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:4
Statlabel2:Games started
Statvalue2:0
Pfr:ParrTi00

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

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

Washington Redskins

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

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

Cleveland Browns

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

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

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

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Floral Park's Parris shines in final HS game . Butler . Dylan . June 27, 2013 . The Island Now . September 2, 2019.
  2. Web site: Player Profile: Timon Parris, OT, Stony Brook . April 2, 2018 . . December 23, 2018.
  3. Web site: [REPRINT] Redskins UDFA profile - Timon Parris, OL, who was signed to active roster today ]. Horgan . Bill . December 21, 2018 . HogsHaven.com . . December 23, 2018.
  4. Web site: SBU did its part to prepare Timon Parris for the NFL . Lauterbach . Jordan . April 28, 2018 . . December 23, 2018.
  5. Web site: Redskins sign eight players to practice squad, including RB Kapri Bibbs . Cummings . Ian . September 2, 2018 . RiggosRag.com . . December 23, 2018.
  6. Web site: Redskins Sign Timon Parris To The Active Roster, Place Austin Howard On Injured Reserve . December 21, 2018 . Redskins.com . December 23, 2018.
  7. Web site: Redskins observations: Your rooting interests in Sunday's NFL games . Phillips . Michael . December 22, 2018 . Richmond.com . . December 23, 2018.
  8. Web site: Redskins Make Roster Moves . August 31, 2019 . Redskins.com . September 2, 2019.
  9. Web site: Redskins Sign Nine Players To Practice Squad . September 1, 2019 . Redskins.com . September 2, 2019.
  10. Web site: Redskins Place WR Paul Richardson On Injured Reserve; Sign T Timon Parris From Practice Squad. Redskins.com. December 14, 2019.
  11. Web site: Colts attempting to poach Timon Parris is why Paul Richardson went to IR. Chris. Roling. Redskins Wire. USA Today. December 16, 2019. March 27, 2020.
  12. Web site: Timon Parris Stats. Pro-Football-Reference.com. March 27, 2020.
  13. Web site: Washington Football Team Reduces Roster To 53 Players. WashingtonFootball.com. September 5, 2020.
  14. Web site: Hood . Zach . Report: Atlanta Falcons Claim OT Timon Parris From Washington. SI.com. September 6, 2020 . September 6, 2020.
  15. Web site: Falcons waive Timon Parris, release Josh Hawkins from practice squad. 2020-09-15. www.atlantafalcons.com. en-US.
  16. Web site: Browns Sign TE Jordan Franks, T Timon Parris To Practice Squad, Release TE Kyle Markway. 2020-10-13. SI.com. en.
  17. News: Browns designate RB Nick Chubb for return . ClevelandBrowns.com . November 9, 2020.
  18. Web site: Camenker . Jacob . Timon Parris, Rick Leonard sign with Washington Football Team's practice squad . Riggos Rag . December 2020 . 1 December 2020.
  19. News: Three players set free . FantasyGuru.com . January 18, 2021 . February 18, 2021.
  20. Web site: Miami Dolphins Sign T Timon Parris. MiamiDolphins.com. May 20, 2021.
  21. News: Miami Dolphins Make Roster Moves . MiamiDolphins.com . June 14, 2021 . June 16, 2021.
  22. News: Roster Moves: Miami Dolphins Sign T Timon Parris . MiamiDolphins.com . July 19, 2021 . July 22, 2021.
  23. Web site: Roster Moves: Miami Dolphins Announce Trade, Waive 5, Place 1 on Injured Reserve. MiamiDolphins. August 17, 2021. August 18, 2021. January 30, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230130053649/https://www.miamidolphins.com/news/roster-moves-miami-dolphins-announce-trade-waive-5-place-1-on-injured-reserve. dead.
  24. Web site: Vikings Sign T Timon Parris to Practice Squad. 2021-10-27. www.vikings.com. en-US.
  25. Web site: Gates. Christopher. 2021-11-16. Vikings remove Garrett Bradbury from COVID-19 list, place Josh Metellus on it. 2021-12-14. Daily Norseman. en.
  26. Web site: Vikings Sign 8 Players to Reserve/Future Contracts. Vikings.com. January 10, 2022.
  27. Web site: Vikings Place Bisi Johnson and T.Y. McGill, Jr. on Injured Reserve in Roster Moves. Peters, Craig. Vikings.com. August 29, 2022.