Juqua Parker

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Juqua Parker

Juqua Demail Parker (/əˈkw/ jə-KWAY;  Thomas; born May 15, 1978) is a former American football defensive end. He was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2001. He played college football at Oklahoma State and high school football at Aldine High School in Houston, Texas.[1]

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Juqua Parker
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Parker in the 2012 NFL season
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Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1978-05-15) May 15, 1978 (age 46)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school:Houston (TX) Aldine
College:Oklahoma State
Undrafted:2001
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Total Tackles:266
Sacks:42.5
Forced fumbles:11
Fumble recoveries:8
Interceptions:1
Defensive Touchdowns:3
Stats at Pro Football Reference
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Parker has also played for the Philadelphia Eagles and Cleveland Browns.

College career

Parker originally attended Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College where he posted 29 sacks in two seasons and was named Southwestern Junior College Conference Player of the Year. He then transferred to Oklahoma State, earning third-team All-Big 12 Conference honors and playing in the East-West Shrine Game his senior year after posting 57 tackles, five PBUs, and a team-leading 21 TFLs & 9.5 sacks.

Professional career

Tennessee Titans

Parker signed with the Tennessee Titans as a rookie free agent in 2001 and spent four years as a backup.

Philadelphia Eagles

Parker was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2005 to serve a similar role, and he recorded six sacks in 2006 following an injury to starter Jevon Kearse. In 2007, Parker signed a long-term contract to remain with the team. Midway through the 2007 season he was elevated to the starting lineup to replace an ineffective Kearse and was the team's starting left defensive end. He made a career-high eight sacks in 2008. Parker lost his starting job to 2010 first-round draft pick Brandon Graham midway through the 2010 preseason, however, in the first three games of the season, Parker, in his limited playing time, recorded four sacks.[2] In 2011, in week 1 against the St. Louis Rams, Parker had a fumble off of Rams quarterback Sam Bradford and returned for a touchdown. In week 15 against the New York Jets, Parker had another fumble returned for a touchdown after Eagles free safety Kurt Coleman stripped the ball from Jets wide receiver Santonio Holmes.

Cleveland Browns

Parker signed with the Cleveland Browns on March 15, 2012.[3]

NFL career statistics

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Regular season

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Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2001TEN 705410.01000000000
2002TEN 90131121.05000000000
2003TEN 150171344.05000001000
2004TEN 1007610.00000001100
2005PHI 161241950.020000201160
2006PHI 161261976.05000041000
2007PHI 1673929105.05000022200
2008PHI 16164533125.0615515571000
2009PHI 1611343048.010000042000
2010PHI 1310221936.08000021100
2011PHI 12010911.5200005021032
2012CLE 160241866.09000002100
162462662105642.558155155261181192
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Playoffs

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Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2003TEN 201100.00000000000
2006PHI 205411.51000000000
2008PHI 336420.00000000100
2009PHI 112200.01000000000
2010PHI 116510.01000000100
95201641.53000000200
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Personal life

Name change

On March 12, 2008, it was revealed that Juqua's last name had legally been changed from Thomas to Parker at the request of his father, who died in 2005.[4]

Arrest

On August 5, 2009, Parker was taken into custody during a traffic stop around 12:30 a.m. on N. Mountain Drive at Route 378 in Lower Saucon Township, Pennsylvania, which is near the Eagles' training camp at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Lower Saucon Township police said Parker was a passenger in a vehicle, driven by Eagles' teammate Todd Herremans, which was stopped for a traffic violation, and he had a small amount of marijuana in his possession. Parker, of Medford, New Jersey, was arraigned in the Central Booking Center and released from Northampton County Prison under $1,000 bail.[5][6]

The charges were dropped after the district attorney ruled that the arresting officer had no right to search the car.[7]

References

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