Parker Ehinger (born December 30, 1992) is an

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who is a free agent. He played college football at the

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. He was drafted by the

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in the fourth round of the

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Early years

Ehinger attended Rockford High School, where he was a two-year starter on the

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, while also seeing some action at

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. As a senior, he helped the team achieve an 11–2 record, a district championship, and an appearance in the state semifinals. He received Division 1-2 All-State and

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Dream Team honors. He was named First-team All-OK-RED and All-Area in his last 2 seasons. He also practiced the

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and shot put.

College career

Ehinger accepted a football scholarship from the

. He started 13 games at

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as a

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freshman. He started at

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as a sophomore and junior. He started at

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as a senior, helping the offense rank No. 6 nationally in total offense with a 537.8-yard average per game.

Professional career

Kansas City Chiefs

Ehinger was selected by the

in the fourth round (105th overall) of the

. As a rookie, he started 4 games at

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. On November 5, He was placed on the

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, after tearing the ACL, MCL and meniscus in his right knee during the week 8 game against the Indianapolis Colts. On August 21,

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, he was activated from the Physical Unable to Perform list. He started in the season opener at

, but was declared inactive the rest of the season.

Dallas Cowboys

On August 30,

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, Ehinger was traded to the

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in exchange for cornerback

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. He suffered a knee injury in practice and was placed on the

on September 7, 2018. On April 10, 2019, the Cowboys waived Ehinger.

Jacksonville Jaguars

On April 11, 2019, Ehinger was claimed off waivers by the

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. He was waived on May 9, 2019.

Arizona Cardinals

On August 2, 2019, Ehinger was signed by the Arizona Cardinals. He was released on August 31, 2019.

Baltimore Ravens

On September 16, 2019, Ehinger was signed to the

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practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on November 30, 2019. He was placed on injured reserve on January 8, 2020. Ehinger re-signed with the Ravens on July 29, 2020. He was released on September 5, 2020. He was re-signed to their practice squad on December 4, 2020. He was placed on the practice squad/injured list on January 12, 2021. His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on January 25, 2021.

Las Vegas Raiders

On June 4, 2021, Ehinger signed with the

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. He was released on August 23, 2021.

Detroit Lions

On October 6, 2021, Ehinger was signed to the Detroit Lions practice squad.

References

External links

Cincinnati Bearcats bio
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