William Parker V (born May 17, 1981) is a former professional

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. He played

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at William & Mary, and played professionally for the

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and

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. He was a defensive assistant coach for the

of the

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(CFL) from 2017 to 2018, and most recently served as an analyst for the

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of the

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Early years

Parker attended

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where he was a

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, and

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. In football, he was an All-Metro selection.

College career

Parker attended

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, where he graduated with a degree in

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. 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

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. In 2002, he led the conference in passes defended from the beginning of the season to the end. He returned

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s for

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s in back-to-back games and tied the

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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

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with one recovery.

Professional career

National Football League

In 2004, Parker attended mini camp with the

. In 2005, he attended training camp with the

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, then signed to the

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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

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, Parker made his

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debut on February 6 against the

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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

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and May 15 at and the

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. In

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, 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

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, 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 members

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of the

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and Danny Clark of the

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, unveiled the new logo for the New York Dragons.

Canadian Football League

Parker signed with the

on May 25, 2009. In his first 6 seasons in the Canadian Football League Parker recorded 283 tackles (average of 47.2 tackles per season), 7 special teams tackles, 11 interceptions, and 2 fumble recoveries. Parker was an East division all-star in 2013. He was a member of both the

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and

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championship team with the

. Parker was set to become a free agent in February 2014, following the

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, however, he was re-signed by the Alouettes to a new 2-year contract.

Coaching career

Parker helped to

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the Hanover Hawks football team during the 2004 season. He was a defensive backs assistant coach for the

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of the

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. He was also an assistant coach for the

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of the

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. He became a defensive assistant coach for the Montreal Alouettes in 2017. In 2019, he was hired by the

of the

as an analyst.

References

External links

Montreal Alouettes bio

New York Dragons bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Parker, Billy 1981 births Living people People from Mechanicsville, Virginia Players of American football from Virginia American football defensive backs Canadian football linebackers American players of Canadian football William & Mary Tribe football players Carolina Panthers players Cleveland Browns players Miami Dolphins players New York Dragons players Montreal Alouettes players African-American players of Canadian football Indoor Football League coaches High school football coaches in Virginia Montreal Alouettes coaches Tampa Bay Vipers coaches

Early years

College career

Professional career

National Football League

Arena Football League

Canadian Football League

Coaching career

See also

References

External links