Christian Parker (born December 23, 1991) is an American football coach who is the Passing Game Coordinator/defensive backs coach for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He was previously a defensive quality control coach for the Green Bay Packers, defensive backs coach for the Denver Broncos, and also spent time as an analyst at Texas A&M and Notre Dame.
| Philadelphia Eagles | |
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| Position: | Passing Game Coordinator/Defensive backs coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 23, 1991 Flemington, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Battlefield (VA) |
| College: | Richmond |
| Career history | |
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Coaching career
editParker got his start in coaching working as the cornerbacks coach at Virginia State in 2013, later shifting to coach all defensive backs in 2014. He also spent time at Norfolk State as both their safeties and cornerbacks coach as well as assistant recruiting coordinator. Parker was hired to coach the cornerbacks at William & Mary in 2017, but left to accept a position at Notre Dame.[1][2] He was hired as a defensive analyst at Texas A&M in 2018 on Jimbo Fisher's inaugural staff.[3]
Green Bay Packers
editParker was hired as a defensive quality control coach for the Green Bay Packers in 2019.[4] While with Green Bay, he assisted defensive coordinator Mike Pettine in breaking down film on opponents and coordinating the scout team.[5]
Denver Broncos
editParker was named the defensive backs coach for the Denver Broncos on February 8, 2021.[6][5]
Philadelphia Eagles
editOn February 5, 2024 it was announced that Parker was named the Passing Game Coordinator/Defensive backs coach for the Philadelphia Eagles. Parker will be joining new defensive coordinator Vic Fangio in Philadelphia. Parker coached under then Broncos head coach Fangio in Denver in 2021.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Parker joins W&M staff as cornerbacks coach". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- ^ "Christian Parker Has Chance To Be "Outstanding" Coach". Irish Sports Daily. January 13, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- ^ "An ex-Seminole, a one-time NFL scout and a former Mike Leach assistant: Meet the 2018 Texas A&M support analysts". The Dallas Morning News. August 6, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- ^ "Packers' new defensive QC coaches have experience with top SEC programs". SBNation. February 5, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- ^ a b "Broncos hire Christian Parker as Defensive Backs Coach". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- ^ "Broncos hire Christian Parker as defensive backs coach". The Denver Post. February 8, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- ^ "Report: Eagles hire Broncos defensive backs coach to their staff". Bleeding Green Nation. February 5, 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2024.