Parry Nickerson (born October 11, 1994) is an American professional football cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tulane.[1]
No. 30 – Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||
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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | October 11, 1994||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 179 lb (81 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | West Jefferson (Harvey, Louisiana) | ||||||
College: | Tulane | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2018 / round: 6 / pick: 179 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
Roster status: | Practice squad | ||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2024 | |||||||
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College career
editNickerson played college football at Tulane. During his first season he suffered a bad knee injury that was career threatening. However, he was able to make a comeback and play in the next 48 games with 46 starts. Over this time, Nickerson totalled 16 interceptions with 31 pass deflections. He was considered a Jim Thorpe Award semi-finalist during his senior season in 2017. For his senior season, he concluded the season with 55 total tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 6 interceptions, and 8 pass deflections.
Professional career
editPre-draft
editAt the 2018 NFL Combine, Nickerson ran a 4.32-second 40-yard dash, which tied two other cornerbacks, LSU's Donte Jackson and Ohio State's Denzel Ward for the fastest time.
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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5 ft 10+3⁄8 in (1.79 m) |
182 lb (83 kg) |
30+1⁄4 in (0.77 m) |
8+1⁄4 in (0.21 m) |
4.32 s | 1.50 s | 2.54 s | 4.29 s | 7.31 s | 33+1⁄2 in (0.85 m) |
10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) |
15 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine[2][3] |
New York Jets
editNickerson was drafted by the New York Jets in the sixth round (179th overall) of the 2018 NFL draft.[4]
Nickerson made his NFL debut on September 10, 2018, in a 48–17 win against the Detroit Lions, recording one tackle and receiving a taunting penalty on his first career play on defense.[5] He made his first career start on October 14, 2018, in a 42–34 win over the Indianapolis Colts, making four tackles and deflecting a pass.
Seattle Seahawks
editOn August 31, 2019, Nickerson was traded to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for a conditional 2021 seventh-round pick.[6] He was waived on September 10, 2019, and re-signed to the practice squad.[7] He was released on October 15.[8]
Jacksonville Jaguars
editOn October 17, 2019, Nickerson was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars.[9] He was waived on October 21, 2019, and re-signed to the practice squad.[10] He was promoted to the active roster on December 3, 2019.[11]
Nickerson was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Jaguars on July 30, 2020,[12] and was activated six days later.[13] He was waived on September 5, 2020.[14]
Green Bay Packers
editNickerson signed with the Green Bay Packers on September 7, 2020.[15] He was placed on injured reserve on October 20, 2020.[16] He was designated to return from injured reserve on January 20, 2021, and began practicing with the team again, but he was not activated before the end of the postseason.[17]
Minnesota Vikings
editOn May 17, 2021, Nickerson signed with the Minnesota Vikings.[18] He was waived on August 31, 2021, and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[19][20] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Vikings on January 10, 2022.[21]
Nickerson was released by the Vikings on August 30, 2022.[22] He was signed to the practice squad one day later.[23] He was released on September 27.[24] He was re-signed on November 15.
Miami Dolphins
editOn August 6, 2023, Nickerson signed with the Miami Dolphins.[25] On October 28, following the activation of Jalen Ramsey, Nickerson was released by the Dolphins.[26] He was re-signed to the practice squad two days later.[27] He was not signed to a reserve/future contract after the season and thus became a free agent upon the expiration of his practice squad contract.[28]
Philadelphia Eagles
editOn June 7, 2024, Nickerson signed with the Philadelphia Eagles.[29] He was released on August 26.[30] Nickerson was signed to the practice squad on October 15.[31]
NFL career statistics
editRegular season
editYear | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
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GP | GS | Comb | Total | Ast | Sck | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TDs | FF | FR | ||
2018 | NYJ | 16 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | JAX | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | GB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | MIN | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 25 | 3 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Source: NFL.com |
References
edit- ^ Vasquez, Andy (April 28, 2018). "Jets pick CB Parry Nickers in 6th round, 179th overall". Bergen Record. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
- ^ "NFL Draft Prospect Profile – Parry Nickerson". National Football League. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ^ "Tulane CB Parry Nickerson : 2018 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
- ^ Butchko, John (April 28, 2018). "Jets select Parry Nickerson with 179th overall pick and Folorunso Fatukasi with 180th overall pick in 2018 NFL Draft". Gang Green Nation. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
- ^ Nash, Mike (September 15, 2018). "Jets CB Parry Nickerson fined for taunting against Lions". Jets Wire. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
- ^ Mathews, Liz (August 31, 2019). "Seattle trades conditional draft pick to Jets for CB Parry Nickerson". USA Today. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
- ^ Boyle, John (September 10, 2019). "Seahawks Re-Sign CB Jamar Taylor; Waive CB Parry Nickerson". Seahawks.com.
- ^ Boyle, John (October 15, 2019). "Seahawks Make Practice Squad Moves, Including Addition Of TE Tyrone Swoopes & S Adrian Colbert". Seahawks.com.
- ^ "Jaguars Sign CB Parry Nickerson". Jaguars.com. October 17, 2019.
- ^ "Jagaurs [sic] promote LB Joe Giles-Harris to active roster". Jaguars.com. October 21, 2019. Archived from the original on October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ^ "Jaguars promote CB Parry Nickerson to active roster". Jaguars.com. December 3, 2019. Archived from the original on December 4, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ^ Oehser, John (July 30, 2020). "Transactions: Two added, one removed from reserve/COVID-19 list". Jaguars.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
- ^ Johnson, James (August 5, 2020). "CB Parry Nickerson activated from Jags' Reserve/COVID-19 list". USA Today. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
- ^ Oehser, John (September 5, 2020). "Roster Reduction: Jaguars move to 53 players". Jaguars.com.
- ^ "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. September 7, 2020. Archived from the original on September 7, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ^ "Packers place CB Parry Nickerson on injured reserve". Packers.com. October 20, 2020. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^ "Packers' Parry Nickerson: Returning to practice". CBSSports.com. January 20, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ "Vikings Add Tackle After Tryout & Veteran CB Parry Nickerson". vikings.com. May 17, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
- ^ "Vikings Announce Roster Moves to Get to Initial 53". Vikings.com. August 31, 2021.
- ^ Peters, Craig (September 1, 2021). "Vikings Claim TE Ben Ellefson & Sign 14 to Practice Squad". Vikings.com.
- ^ "Vikings Sign 8 Players to Reserve/Future Contracts". Vikings.com. January 10, 2022.
- ^ "Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set Initial 53-Man Roster". Vikings.com. August 30, 2022.
- ^ "Vikings Sign 12 Players to Practice Squad". Vikings.com. August 31, 2022.
- ^ "Vikings Sign TE Jacob Hollister to Practice Squad". Vikings.com. September 27, 2022.
- ^ "Miami Dolphins Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ "Miami Dolphins Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
- ^ Masala, Mike. "Dolphins swap practice squad CBs on Monday". Dolphins Wire. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
- ^ Masala, Mike (January 15, 2024). "Dolphins sign 8 players to reserve/future contracts after 2023 season". USA Today.
- ^ McPherson, Chris (June 7, 2024). "Eagles sign Parry Nickerson". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
- ^ McPherson, Chris. "Eagles release 4 players ahead of final roster cutdown". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
- ^ "Roster Move: Eagles sign CB Parry Nickerson to practice squad". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved October 16, 2024.