Donald Durand Parham Jr. (born August 16, 1997) is an American professional football tight end for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stetson, and signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2019.
 Parham with the Washington Redskins in 2019 | |||||||||
| No. 89 – Denver Broncos | |||||||||
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Born: | August 16, 1997 Lakeland, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 237 lb (108 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Lake Gibson | ||||||||
| College: | Stetson (2015–2018) | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2019 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Roster status: | Practice squad | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||
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College career
editParham played college football at Stetson. During his senior season, he had 85 receptions for 1,319 yards and 13 touchdowns.[1]
Professional career
edit| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 8+3⁄8 in (2.04 m) |
240 lb (109 kg) |
36+1⁄8 in (0.92 m) |
10+1⁄2 in (0.27 m) |
4.68 s | 1.68 s | 2.75 s | 4.51 s | 7.53 s | 38.5 in (0.98 m) |
10 ft 5 in (3.18 m) |
17 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine[2][3][4] | ||||||||||||
Detroit Lions
editOn May 10, 2019, Parham signed with the Detroit Lions after going undrafted in the 2019 NFL draft.[5] He was waived on May 12, 2019.[6]
Washington Redskins
editHe signed with the Washington Redskins on June 7, 2019, after a minicamp tryout.[7] Parham was waived on August 31, 2019,[8] but re-signed to their practice squad on September 12.[9] He was released on September 17, 2019.[10]
Arlington Renegades
editParham was selected by the Arlington Renegades of the XFL in the ninth round of the 2020 XFL Draft.[11] In his second game versus the Los Angeles Wildcats, Parham made five catches for 76 yards and a touchdown.[12] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[13]
Los Angeles Chargers
editParham signed with the Los Angeles Chargers on April 14, 2020.[14] During his first game in week 4 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Parham recorded his first career reception, a 19-yard touchdown pass from rookie quarterback Justin Herbert, during the 38–31 loss.[15]
While attempting to catch a pass during a week 15 game against the Kansas City Chiefs in 2021, Parham dove for a ball in the back of the end zone. Without contacting an opponent he landed on his elbow and then rolled onto his back, which caused his head to make contact with the ground and go unconscious and demonstrated a fencing pose with rigid arms. After about 10 minutes, with arms still rigid and hands shaking, he was taken to Harbor–UCLA Medical Center and was said to be in stable condition, undergoing tests for a head injury.[16] He was placed on injured reserve on December 25.[17]
On November 5, 2022, Parham was placed on injured reserve.[18] He was activated on December 17.
On March 17, 2023, Parham signed a two-year contract with the Chargers worth $2.535 million.[19]
Parham was released by the Chargers as part of final roster cuts on August 27, 2024.[20]
Denver Broncos
editOn August 28, 2024, Parham was signed to the Denver Broncos practice squad.[21]
NFL statistics
edit| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FUM | Lost | ||
| 2020 | LAC | 13 | 5 | 10 | 159 | 15.9 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | LAC | 14 | 9 | 20 | 190 | 9.5 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | LAC | 6 | 1 | 10 | 130 | 13.0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | LAC | 14 | 8 | 27 | 285 | 10.6 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 47 | 23 | 67 | 764 | 11.4 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ Beasock, Ray (April 24, 2019). "Lake Gibson's Donald Parham has a chance to be taken in the NFL Draft". The Ledger. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
- ^ "Donald Parham Stats, News and Video - TE". nfl.com. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- ^ "Donald Parham, Stetson, TE, 2019 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- ^ "Donald Parham, Combine Results, TE - Stetson". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- ^ "Lions' Donald Parham: Signs with Detroit". CBSSports.com. May 10, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
- ^ "Lions sign 2 WRs, release 2 TEs following rookie minicamp". Lions Wire. May 12, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ "Redskins sign TE Donald Parham to 90-man roster after minicamp tryout". Riggo's Rag. June 7, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
- ^ Carpenter, Les (August 31, 2019). "Josh Doctson highlights list of cuts as Redskins finalize roster". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ "Redskins Sign TE Donald Parham To Practice Squad". redskins.com. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ^ "washington release TE Donald Parham from practice squad, sign TE Drew Belcher". September 17, 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Bender, Bill (October 21, 2019). "XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league". Sporting News. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
- ^ Hoyt, Joseph (February 16, 2020). "Despite Landry Jones' subpar debut, defense and run game lead Renegades to 'gritty' first XFL win vs. Wildcats". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ "Los Angeles Chargers Sign Tight End Donald Parham Jr". Chargers.com. April 14, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ Edwards, Josh (October 4, 2020). "Buccaneers vs. Chargers final score: Tom Brady rallies Tampa to win over rookie Justin Herbert". CBSSports.com. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
- ^ "Chargers TE Donald Parham undergoing tests, in stable condition". December 16, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- ^ "Chargers Announce Moves Before Week 16". Chargers.com. December 25, 2021. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ^ "Los Angeles Chargers Sign Keelan Doss to Active Roster; Place Donald Parham Jr. on Injured Reserve". Chargers.com. November 5, 2022.
- ^ "Donald Parham". Spotrac. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
- ^ "Los Angeles Chargers Reduce Roster to 53 Players". Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (August 29, 2024). "Broncos sign TE Donald Parham to practice squad". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
External links
edit- Career statistics from ESPN · Yahoo Sports · Pro Football Reference
- Denver Broncos bio
- Stetson Hatters bio