Timon Parris

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 Washington in 2018.

Timon Parris
Parris with the Washington Redskins in 2019
Free agent
Position:Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1995-09-11) September 11, 1995
Elmont, New York
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:315 lb (143 kg)
Career information
High school:Floral Park Memorial (Floral Park, New York)
College:Stony Brook
Undrafted:2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2020
Games played:4
Games started:0
Player stats at NFL.com

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]

References
  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. "Timon Parris, Rick Leonard sign with Washington Football Team's practice squad". Riggos Rag. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
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