Donald Parham

Donald Parham Jr. (born August 16, 1997) is an American football tight end for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stetson University, and signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2019.

Donald Parham
No. 48 – Los Angeles Chargers
Position:Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1997-08-16) August 16, 1997
Lakeland, Florida
Height:6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Weight:237 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school:Lake Gibson
College:Stetson
Undrafted:2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

College career

Parham played college football at Stetson, where during his senior season he had 85 receptions for 1,319 yards and 13 touchdowns.[1]

Professional career

On May 10, 2019, Parham signed with the Detroit Lions after going undrafted in the 2019 NFL Draft.[2] He was waived on May 12, 2019. He signed with the Washington Redskins on June 7, 2019 after a minicamp tryout.[3] Parham was waived by the Redskins on August 31, 2019,[4] but re-signed to their practice squad on September 12.[5] He was released on September 17, 2019.[6]

In the 2020 XFL Draft, he was selected in the ninth round by the Dallas Renegades.[7] In his second game versus the Los Angeles Wildcats, Parham made five catches for 76 yards and a touchdown.[8] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[9]

Parham signed with the Los Angeles Chargers on April 14, 2020.[10]

References
  1. Ledger, Ray Beasock The. "Lake Gibson's Donald Parham has a chance to be taken in the NFL Draft". The Ledger. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
  2. "Lions' Donald Parham: Signs with Detroit". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
  3. "Redskins sign TE Donald Parham to 90-man roster after minicamp tryout". Riggo's Rag. 2019-06-07. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
  4. Carpenter, Les (2019-08-31). "Josh Doctson highlights list of cuts as Redskins finalize roster". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
  5. "Redskins Sign TE Donald Parham To Practice Squad". Redskins.com. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  6. https://riggosrag.com/2019/09/17/redskins-release-te-donald-parham-from-practice-squad-sign-te-drew-belcher/
  7. Bender, Bill (October 21, 2019). "XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league". Sporting News. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  8. Hoyt, Joseph (February 16, 2020). "Despite Landry Jones' subpar debut, defense and run game lead Renegades to 'gritty' first XFL win vs. Wildcats". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  9. Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  10. "Los Angeles Chargers Sign Tight End Donald Parham Jr". Chargers.com. April 14, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
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