Cord Parks

Cord Parks

No. --     Free Agent
Cornerback / Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: November 12, 1986 (1986-11-12) (age 24)
Place of birth: Decatur, Georgia
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Weight: 178 lb (81 kg)
Career information
College: Northeastern
Undrafted in 2009
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
St. Louis Rams (2009) Seattle Seahawks (2010)* Minnesota Vikings (2010-2011)* *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Practice Squad
Career highlights and awards
None
Career NFL statistics as of 2009
Tackles	--
Interceptions	--
Pass deflections	--
Stats at NFL.com

Cordelius "Cord" Parks (born November 12, 1986 in Decatur, Georgia) is an American football cornerback and wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He was picked up on waivers by the Seattle Seahawks on June 16, 2010. He was signed by the Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Northeastern.

Early years

Parks played four years of football at Stone Mountain High School in Stone Mountain, Georgia, where he was the team captain as a junior and senior. He earned Second-team All-County honors as a senior. In addition to being a running back and defensive back, he also ran track for three years, finishing third in both the 110-meter and 300-meter hurdles at the county championship.

College career

Parks, in 2008, started all 12 games at cornerback for Northeastern and made 54 tackles, forced a fumble, recovered a fumble and defensed four passes. In 2007, he started in 11 games at cornerback and was third on the team in tackles (63), first in interceptions (2) and defelcted four passes. He also returned 20 kickoffs for a 21.0 yard average. As a sophomore in 2006, he totaled 40 tackles with four deflections and had a 22.0-yard average on 21 kickoff returns. In 2005, he played in 11 games, making 14 tackles.

Parks competed on the track team in 2005, 2006, and 2007 in the 100 meters, 110 hurdles, and the 4x100 relay, placing high in the CAA Championships.^[1]

Professional career

St. Louis Rams

Parks was signed by the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2009. He was promoted to the active roster after spending most of the season on the practice squad on December 26.

References

1. ^ NFL Draft Scout

External links

• Northeastern Huskies bio
• St. Louis Rams bio

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Name	Parks, Cord
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Date of birth	November 12, 1986
Place of birth	Decatur, Georgia
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