Timon Parris (born September 1, 1995) is an

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who is a free agent. He played

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at Stony Brook and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the

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in 2018.

Early life and high school

Parris was born in

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, and grew up in

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. He attended Floral Park Memorial High School, where he was a member of the basketball, football and track & field teams. He played both offensive and defensive line for the Knights and was named All- Nassau County as a senior.

College career

Parris joined the Stony Brook Seawolves football team as a walk-on and eventually earned a scholarship. He

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his freshman season and became a starter at tackle for the Seawolves as a redshirt freshman. Overall, Parris started 41 games for Stony Brook and was named first-team All-

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in each of his final three seasons and was an FCS All-American as a redshirt senior.

Professional career

Washington Redskins

Parris signed with the

as an

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on April 28, 2018. He was cut by the Redskins at the end of training camp and subsequently re-signed to the team's practice squad on September 2, 2018. Parris was promoted to the Redskins' active roster on December 21, 2018 after

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was placed on injured reserve. Parris made his NFL debut on December 22, 2018 in a 25-16 loss to the

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. Parris was waived on August 31, 2019, but was signed to the practice squad the following day. He was promoted to the active roster on December 14, 2019 after the

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attempted to sign him off the Redskins practice squad. Parris played in three games on special teams in 2019. Parris was waived by Washington on September 5, 2020.

Atlanta Falcons

Paris was claimed off waivers by the

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on September 6, 2020, before being waived on September 15, 2020.

Cleveland Browns

Parris was signed to the

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' practice squad on October 13, 2020, but was released on November 9, 2020.

Washington Football Team

Parris rejoined the

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's practice squad on December 1, 2020. His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on January 18, 2021.

Miami Dolphins

On May 20, 2021, Parris signed with the

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. He was waived on June 14, 2021, and re-signed with the team on July 19, 2021. He was waived on August 17, 2021.

Minnesota Vikings

On October 26, 2021, Parris signed to the

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practice squad. He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list on November 8 and activated on November 16. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Vikings on January 10, 2022. He was waived on August 29.

References

External links

Stony Brook Seawolves bio
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