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20 May 2009

Eric Parker ... Retired?

One of the players we've been trying to find more out about is former DVOA darling Eric Parker, who's missed the last two seasons with a toe injury.

It appears that Parker might have hung up the cleats for good. According to Chris Jenkins of the San Diego Union-Tribune, Parker spent his time at the Chargers rookie minicamp several weeks ago ... as a coach operating under the league's minority coaching fellowship.

Posted by: Bill Barnwell on 20 May 2009

19 comments, Last at 02 Jun 2009, 2:28pm by Neal Brockett

Comments

1
by MilkmanDanimal :: Wed, 05/20/2009 - 5:31pm

My first thought was, "Wait, isn't he already retired?"

3
by coboney :: Wed, 05/20/2009 - 5:47pm

Ya that was my thought too.

5
by The Ninjalectual :: Wed, 05/20/2009 - 6:15pm

My first thought was, "he's a minority?" I thought he was white!

"Just look at that pumpkin."
-John Madden, looking at the moon.

7
by Jimmy Oz (not verified) :: Wed, 05/20/2009 - 6:59pm

Yeah, white WR's are a minority so what's the problem with that??

9
by megamanic (not verified) :: Wed, 05/20/2009 - 7:59pm

Understandable since he genuinely was a ¨fan favorite" with ¨Deceptive speed¨ who¨ran precise routes¨

Good player, I´m really pleased he´s getting a shot as a coach.

13
by The Hypno-Toad :: Thu, 05/21/2009 - 12:15pm

Ah, but was he "scrappy"?

17
by The Ninjalectual :: Fri, 05/22/2009 - 2:33pm

No, he was actually black! I guess.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/chargers/images/071016parker.jpg

"Just look at that pumpkin."
-John Madden, looking at the moon.

2
by Raiderjoe :: Wed, 05/20/2009 - 5:31pm

hasnt scored TD since 2005

187 catch, 2586 yards
ok career for guy not drafted

10
by Theo :: Wed, 05/20/2009 - 10:45pm

Thanks, sometimes we don't need new statistics.

11
by bravehoptoad :: Thu, 05/21/2009 - 11:24am

You're soooo on the wrong site, Theo.

15
by Tundrapaddy (not verified) :: Thu, 05/21/2009 - 1:01pm

C'est vrais - perhaps not everyone is aware of the vast field of mundane football websites, with homogeneous vanilla material.

18
by lobolafcadio :: Mon, 05/25/2009 - 4:56am

Nice try but it's "c'est vrai" without s. Ce n'est pas parce que l'on poste anonymement que l'on doit écrire n'importe quoi et surtout n'importe comment. Sinon, on n'a plus qu'à écrire sms-style : c vrè :o)

4
by Mr B (not verified) :: Wed, 05/20/2009 - 6:05pm

since raiderjoe is the source does that mean Parker really caught 17 passes for 285 yards?

6
by tally :: Wed, 05/20/2009 - 6:57pm

No, he's actually spot-on.

Eric Parker had some solid years between 2004-2006, peaking in 2005 with the 4th ranked DVOA among WRs, and had a good catch rate around 70% most years.

8
by Neoplatonist Bolthead (not verified) :: Wed, 05/20/2009 - 7:05pm

Great hands. Little guy, not very fast, but was good on 3rd down. Ended his career on a toe injury in 2007 preseason, which was the proximate cause of the trade for Chris Chambers.

12
by T. Diddy :: Thu, 05/21/2009 - 11:52am

"Linguo . . . dead?"
"Linguo is dead."

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by Tundrapaddy (not verified) :: Thu, 05/21/2009 - 12:58pm

Good morning Grammar Police -

Please keep in mind that 'Retired' can be either an adjective or a verb.

And as a verb, "Eric Parker...retired?" has good grammaticalness.

16
by Independent George :: Thu, 05/21/2009 - 1:19pm

Mental or physical?

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by Neal Brockett (not verified) :: Tue, 06/02/2009 - 2:28pm

His father is black so Eric is mixed race. His father was/is a Dean at the High School I graduated from

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