Parry Nickerson
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Nickerson with Tulane in 2017
Personal information
Born: (1994-10-11) October 11, 1994 (age 29)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:179 lb (81 kg)
Career information
High school:West Jefferson
(Harvey, Louisiana)
College:Tulane
Position:Cornerback
NFL Draft:2018 / Round: 6 / Pick: 179
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:33
Pass deflections:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Parry Nickerson (born October 11, 1994) is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football at Tulane.[1]

College career

Nickerson played college football at Tulane. During his first season he suffered a bad knee injury that was career threatening. However, he was able to make a comeback and play in the next 48 games with 46 starts. Over this time, Nickerson totalled 16 interceptions with 31 pass deflections. He was considered a Jim Thorpe Award semi-finalist during his senior season in 2017. For his senior season, he concluded the season with 55 total tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 6 interceptions, and 8 pass deflections.

Professional career

Pre-draft

At the 2018 NFL Combine, Nickerson ran a 4.32-second 40-yard dash, which tied two other cornerbacks, LSU's Donte Jackson and Ohio State's Denzel Ward for the fastest time.

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 10+3⁄8 in
(1.79 m) 		182 lb
(83 kg) 		30+1⁄4 in
(0.77 m) 		8+1⁄4 in
(0.21 m)		 4.32 s 1.50 s 2.54 s 4.29 s 7.31 s 33+1⁄2 in
(0.85 m)		 10 ft 0 in
(3.05 m)		 15 reps
All values from NFL Combine[2][3]

New York Jets

Nickerson was drafted by the New York Jets in the sixth round (179th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.[4]

Nickerson made his NFL debut on September 10, 2018, in a 48–17 win against the Detroit Lions, recording one tackle and receiving a taunting penalty on his first career play on defense.[5] He made his first career start on October 14, 2018, in a 42–34 win over the Indianapolis Colts, making four tackles and deflecting a pass.

Seattle Seahawks

On August 31, 2019, Nickerson was traded to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for a conditional 2021 seventh-round pick.[6] He was waived on September 10, 2019, and re-signed to the practice squad.[7] He was released on October 15.[8]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On October 17, 2019, Nickerson was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars.[9] He was waived on October 21, 2019, and re-signed to the practice squad.[10] He was promoted to the active roster on December 3, 2019.[11]

Nickerson was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Jaguars on July 30, 2020,[12] and was activated six days later.[13] He was waived on September 5, 2020.[14]

Green Bay Packers

Nickerson signed with the Green Bay Packers on September 7, 2020.[15] He was placed on injured reserve on October 20, 2020.[16] He was designated to return from injured reserve on January 20, 2021, and began practicing with the team again, but he was not activated before the end of the postseason.[17]

Minnesota Vikings

On May 17, 2021, Nickerson signed with the Minnesota Vikings.[18] He was waived on August 31, 2021, and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[19][20] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Vikings on January 10, 2022.[21]

Nickerson was released by the Vikings on August 30, 2022.[22] He was signed to the practice squad one day later.[23] He was released on September 27.[24] He was re-signed on November 15.

Miami Dolphins

On August 6, 2023, Nickerson signed with the Miami Dolphins.[25] On October 28, following the activation of Jalen Ramsey, Nickerson was released by the Dolphins.[26] He was re-signed to the practice squad two days later.[27]

NFL career statistics

Regular season

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Comb Total Ast Sck Sfty PD Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF FR
2018 NYJ 16 2 21 18 3 0.0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
2019 JAX 4 1 6 4 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
2020 GB 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
2021 MIN 4 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Career 25 3 28 23 5 0.0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Source: NFL.com

References

  1. ^ "Parry Nickerson selected by Jets in 6th round of the NFL Draft". NorthJersey.com. April 28, 2018.
  2. ^ "NFL Draft Prospect Profile – Parry Nickerson". National Football League. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  3. ^ "Tulane CB Parry Nickerson : 2018 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  4. ^ "Jets select Parry Nickerson with 179th overall pick and Folorunso Fatukasi with 180th overall pick in 2018 NFL Draft". GangGreenNation.com. April 28, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  5. ^ Nash, Mike (September 15, 2018). "Jets CB Parry Nickerson fined for taunting against Lions". Jets Wire. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  6. ^ Mathews, Liz (August 31, 2019). "Seattle trades conditional draft pick to Jets for CB Parry Nickerson". USA Today. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  7. ^ Boyle, John (September 10, 2019). "Seahawks Re-Sign CB Jamar Taylor; Waive CB Parry Nickerson". Seahawks.com.
  8. ^ Boyle, John (October 15, 2019). "Seahawks Make Practice Squad Moves, Including Addition Of TE Tyrone Swoopes & S Adrian Colbert". Seahawks.com.
  9. ^ "Jaguars Sign CB Parry Nickerson". Jaguars.com. October 17, 2019.
  10. ^ "Jagaurs [sic] promote LB Joe Giles-Harris to active roster". Jaguars.com. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  11. ^ "Jaguars promote CB Parry Nickerson to active roster". Jaguars.com. December 3, 2019.
  12. ^ Oehser, John (July 30, 2020). "Transactions: Two added, one removed from reserve/COVID-19 list". Jaguars.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  13. ^ Johnson, James (August 5, 2020). "CB Parry Nickerson activated from Jags' Reserve/COVID-19 list". USA Today. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  14. ^ Oehser, John (September 5, 2020). "Roster Reduction: Jaguars move to 53 players". Jaguars.com.
  15. ^ "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. September 7, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  16. ^ "Packers place CB Parry Nickerson on injured reserve". Packers.com. October 20, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  17. ^ "Packers' Parry Nickerson: Returning to practice". CBSSports.com. January 20, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  18. ^ "Vikings Add Tackle After Tryout & Veteran CB Parry Nickerson". vikings.com. May 17, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  19. ^ "Vikings Announce Roster Moves to Get to Initial 53". Vikings.com. August 31, 2021.
  20. ^ Peters, Craig (September 1, 2021). "Vikings Claim TE Ben Ellefson & Sign 14 to Practice Squad". Vikings.com.
  21. ^ "Vikings Sign 8 Players to Reserve/Future Contracts". Vikings.com. January 10, 2022.
  22. ^ "Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set Initial 53-Man Roster". Vikings.com. August 30, 2022.
  23. ^ "Vikings Sign 12 Players to Practice Squad". Vikings.com. August 31, 2022.
  24. ^ "Vikings Sign TE Jacob Hollister to Practice Squad". Vikings.com. September 27, 2022.
  25. ^ "Miami Dolphins Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  26. ^ "Miami Dolphins Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  27. ^ Masala, Mike. "Dolphins swap practice squad CBs on Monday". Dolphins Wire. Retrieved October 31, 2023.

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