| North Alabama Lions | |||||||
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| Position: | Wide receivers coach | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born: | March 25, 1981 Long Beach, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school: | Long Beach Polytechnic | ||||||
| College: | Oregon | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2004 / Round: 4 / Pick: 105 | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||
Samie Jabar Parker (born March 25, 1981) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the wide receiver's coach at the University of North Alabama. Parker most recently played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oregon. Parker was also a member of the Denver Broncos, Carolina Panthers, Seattle Seahawks, Oakland Raiders, Chicago Rush, Las Vegas Locomotives and Los Angeles Kiss.
He graduated from Long Beach Polytechnic High School. where he also played pop warner. Samie was an All-Star player for King Central little league. He was a center fielder and the lead off hitter. He was also very skilled at card tricks.
Parker was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft.[1] He played for them from 2004 to 2008.
Parker was signed by the Denver Broncos in the 2008 offseason; however, he was released on August 25 before the regular season.
A day after being released by the Broncos, Parker was signed by the Carolina Panthers when the team waived wide receiver Sean Bailey. He was later released on August 30, 2008.
Parker was signed by the Seattle Seahawks on September 10, 2008. He was released three days later after the team signed wide receiver Michael Bumpus off its practice squad.
Parker was signed by the Oakland Raiders on May 12, 2009. He was released on August 26 to make room for cornerback Mike Hawkins.
Parker played with the locomotives for the inaugural season of the UFL.
The Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League signed Parker for the team's 2010 season. Parker started 11 games for the Rush, catching 78 passes for 1,135 yards and 15 touchdowns.
Parker joined the locos for the second season of the UFL.
On March 29, 2012 Samie Parker signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.[2] On Wednesday, June 20, Parker was released by the Argonauts.[3]
| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 2004 | KAN | 4 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 137 | 15.2 | 48 | 1 |
| 2005 | KAN | 12 | 9 | 58 | 36 | 533 | 14.8 | 49 | 3 |
| 2006 | KAN | 16 | 15 | 68 | 41 | 561 | 13.7 | 43 | 1 |
| 2007 | KAN | 15 | 7 | 41 | 24 | 298 | 12.4 | 24 | 2 |
| 47 | 31 | 180 | 110 | 1,529 | 13.9 | 49 | 7 | ||
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 2006 | KAN | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
On December 8, 2022, Parker was announced as the wide receivers coach at North Alabama.[4]
