Billy Parker (American football)

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debutyear =2005
debutteam =New York Dragons
college =William & Mary
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* Cleveland Browns (2004)*
* New York Dragons (2005, 2007 - present)
* Carolina Panthers (2005 - 2006)* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
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* 2005 All-Rookie selection
* 1x All-Arena Team (2005)
* 2x Defensive Player of the Game
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William Parker V (born May 17, 1981 in Mechanicsville, Virginia) is an arena football Defensive specialist for the New York Dragons of the Arena Football League. He played college football at William & Mary.

In his career, Parker has also played for the Cleveland Browns and Carolina Panthers of the National Football League.

High school years

Parker attended Atlee High School where he was a letterman in football, basketball, and track. In football, he was an All-Metro selection.

College career

Parker attended The College of William & Mary, where he graduated with a degree in Sociology.

As a freshman, in 2000, he finished second on the team with eight passes defended. In 2001, he was finished second on the team with 15 passes defended, and recorded 33 tackles. In 2002, he led the conference in passes defended from the beginning of the season to the end. He returned interceptions for touchdowns in back-to-back games and tied the Atlantic 10 record for interception returns for a touchdown in a season. He finished in the nation's top 50 in interceptions per game with 0.45. In his senior season, he recorded 45 tackles, two interceptions and forced one fumble with one recovery.

Professional career

National Football League

In 2004, Parker attended mini camp with the Cleveland Browns. In 2005, he attended training camp with the Miami Dolphins, then signed to the Carolina Panthers practice squad for a portion of the regular season and the entire post-season. In 2006, he attended training camp with the Panthers, however he was later released.

Arena Football League

In 2005, Parker made his Arena Football League debut on February 6 against the Dallas Desperados and recorded his first interception and tackle. He finished as the runner-up in both Rookie and Defensive Player of the Year voting. He was named to the All-Rookie and All-Arena teams as a Defensive specialist. He tied the franchise interception record with 10 and finished second on the team in tackles with 90.5. He also recorded two two-interception games on February 11 at the Las Vegas Gladiators and May 15 at and the Tampa Bay Storm.

In 2007, Parker recorded 66.0 total tackles and four interceptions for 39 yards. He also recorded a league-high 28 pass break-ups. He was named Defensive Player of the Game for Weeks 9 and 12.

In 2008, Parker played in all 16 games and finished with 71 tackles, 20 passes defensed, one fumble recovery, and eight interceptions. On September 23, 2008, Parker along with new Dragons advisory board memebers Kerry Rhodes of the New York Jets and Danny Clark of the New York Giants, unveiled the new logo for the New York Dragons. [cite web |url=http://www.newyorkdragons.com/news/archive.asp?id=1254 |title=NEW YORK DRAGONS UNVEIL NEW LOGO |work=New York Dragons football.com |publisher=New York Dragons |date=2008-09-23 |accessdate=2008-09-25]

Coaching

Parker helped to coach the Hanover Hawks football team during the 2004 season.

Notes

External links

* [http://www.newyorkdragons.com/team/playerbios.asp?playerid=139 New York Dragons bio]
* [http://www.arenafan.com/players/?page=players&player=4841 Stats at ArenaFan]