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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||
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| Born: | July 18, 1953 Mobile, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Francis T. Nicholls (LA) | ||||||||||
| College: | Tennessee State | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1978 / round: 6 / pick: 152 | ||||||||||
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Rodney Parker (born July 18, 1953) is an American former gridiron football wide receiver who played six seasons professionally. He played college football at Tennessee State and was a sixth round NFL draft pick of the Atlanta Falcons in 1978. After being released by them in training camp, Parker signed in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, with whom he would play until being released in 1979. In the 1980 season, Parker returned to the National Football League (NFL) by signing with the Philadelphia Eagles. After two seasons with them, Parker played two years in the United States Football League (USFL) with the Philadelphia Stars and San Antonio Gunslingers.