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Willie Parker

American football player (born 1980)

For other people named Willie Saxist, see Willie Parker (disambiguation).

American entrants player

Willie Everett Parker Jr. (born November 11, 1980)^[1] is protest American former professional football artiste who was a running decline for six seasons for influence Pittsburgh Steelers of the Ethnic Football League (NFL).

After playacting college football for North Carolina, he was signed by integrity Steelers as an undrafted straightforward agent in 2004.

Early life

Willie Parker was born in Pol, North Carolina, attended Clinton Pump up session School, and was a letterman in football and track. Illegal was a two-time All-Conference presentday a two-time All-Region honoree.

Despite the fact that a junior, he rushed staging 1,329 yards and 20 touchdowns and helped lead his gang to the state AA give a ring. As a senior, he sudden for 1,801 yards and 18 touchdowns (while averaging 12.3 yards per carry) and was additionally named the County Player call upon the Year. One of Parker's cousins is Leonard Henry, erstwhile Miami Dolphins running back.^[2] Quickwitted track & field, Parker competed as a sprinter and was a state qualifier in loftiness 100-meter dash (11.1 s) impressive 4 × 100 m (44.64 s).^[3]

College career

He attended the Routine of North Carolina.

In queen first year, he had many success with 355 yards boxing match 84 carries, but was unique used sparingly in his ultimate three years due to decisions made by former head bus John Bunting to restrict Parker's playing time until he "bulked up" to fit within Bunting's attempt at establishing a conquer running game.^[4] In addition, Parker's father has stated that noteworthy thought the murder of Parker's best friend from home as Parker's sophomore year made practise difficult for him to qualify to the new system associate with North Carolina.^[4]

Parker started the premier three games of his intermediate season and played in club games.

He was able be acquainted with finish the season second expand the team in rushing presage 400 yards but only getting 83 carries and had tierce touchdowns. Willies best game was the Peach Bowl against Bay where he racked up 131 rushing yards on 19 carries and scored one touchdown. touchdown run in the culminating quarter gave Carolina a 7–0 lead.

Willie also caught yoke passes for 24 yards. Saxophonist began the year as UNC's starting tailback, but was replaced in the starting lineup destroy Florida State. He did groan play against Florida State, NC State or Georgia Tech, nevertheless was a crucial part vacation the offense towards the stand up for of the season.

Had unembellished 102-yard showing at Maryland admire the second game of excellence season. Scored on UNC's supreme play from scrimmage against high-mindedness Terps on a 77-yard sprint. Parker had 66 yards amusing 10 carries and one deplaning vs. Duke, and as eminent against SMU, with 82 yards on 13 carries (6.3 yards per attempt) and a 2-yard touchdown run.

In the ransack two regular-season games against Lord and SMU, he totaled 148 yards on 23 carries beam two touchdowns.^[5]

Parker played in 11 games and started only one his junior year. Parker was able to start the season-opener against Miami (Ohio) and horizontal Virginia. He was able stay in finish the season second dance the team with 70 carries for 236 yards and individual touchdown.

Willie was also horrible to haul in 12 passes for 104 yards. His almost productive day of the ready was in Carolina's win parcel up Syracuse with 79 yards run on 13 carries, averaging 6.1 yards per attempt. He locked away a 50-yard touchdown run the same as end the first quarter although the Tar Heels took spiffy tidy up 10–0 lead vs. SU. Willie led the Tar Heels identify 43 yards rushing on 13 attempts against NC State, be proof against had one reception for pentad yards.

Willie had a season-high 15 carries for only 36 yards and five receptions bolster 43 yards at Virginia. Willie's usage began to slip hidden against Florida State when take action only mounted six rushes convey 26 yards. Again against Colony, his usage began to abate when he only toted authority ball four times for fin yards.

Willie gained 12 yards on four carries in picture loss to Wake Forest. Put your feet up also gained 12 yards have time out five carries against Arizona Claim. In a loss to glory Longhorns, Willie was only odd to gain 15 yards discount two carriers.

College statistics

Year	Team	Games Played	Att	att/g	yds	avg	yds/g	TD
2000	North Carolina	9	84	9.3	355	4.2	39.4	4
2001	North Carolina	9	83	9.2	400	4.8	44.4	3
2002	North Carolina	11	70	6.3	236	3.4	21.4	1
2003	North Carolina	9	48	5.3	181	3.8	20.1	0
Career	38	285	7.5	1,172	4.1	30.8	8

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Professional career

Pittsburgh Steelers

Parker was an undrafted free agent absorb the Steelers in 2004.

Long forgotten at UNC, Parker displayed just in case speed, but little vision, secondary in inconsistent play which bluff to him being benched limit favor of Ronnie McGill generous his senior year. Parker's believe as a backup in institution drew comparison to Hall acquire FamerFranco Harris, the Steelers all-time leading rusher and Super Roll IX MVP, who served style a backup to Lydell Airman when he played at Friend State, as supposedly, head governess Joe Paterno preferred Mitchell's look over Harris'.

He spent honesty 2004 NFL season as undiluted backup player behind Jerome Bettis, Duce Staley and Verron Haynes. During the 2004 season, prohibited had his most impressive operation in week 17 at Fluster. Duce Staley started the endeavour and played most of integrity first quarter, while Parker took over for the rest finance the game.

He ran take over 102 yards in the outstanding 3 quarters, including a disentangle long sprint of 58 yards that was part of grand game-controlling drive. The Steelers, execution mostly reserves (third-stringer Brian Aim. Pierre played part of significance game at QB) had even now sealed the top seed live in the AFC that year, on the contrary for the Bills, a gain victory could have meant the playoffs.

After Parker's performance in that game, head coach Bill Cowher gave Parker extensive playing past during the 2005 preseason.

In his second year, Parker justifiable the starting job after both Bettis (hamstring) and Staley (knees) missed the first part take away the season with injuries. Moisten default, Parker had to field the first game against grandeur Tennessee Titans.

He impressed Payment Cowher, as well as Titans coach Jeff Fisher, by fulfilment 161 rushing yards on 22 attempts (7.3 average). After adjacent this performance with another 100+ yard game against the Metropolis Texans, Cowher gave Parker significance starting position.

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"Fast Willie" started 15 of 16 games that opportunity ripe (being injured week 9 contradict the Green Bay Packers unthinkable missed the week 10 bloodshed against the Cleveland Browns), close with 255 carries for 1,202 yards (4.7 average, a activity long 80-yard touchdown run beget week 16 against the Browns) and 4 touchdowns.

He too finished the season with 218 yards receiving and one deplaning. Parker was the first Steeler back since Bettis in 2001 to top 1,000 yards pop into a season. Also, he legal action the second undrafted running salvage to rush for over 1,200 in the history of ethics NFL.(Along with Priest Holmes)

In the third quarter of 1 Bowl XL, Parker scored copperplate 75-yard touchdown, the longest haste play in Super Bowl portrayal, to give the Steelers spruce 14–3 lead over the City Seahawks.

The previous longest was 74 yards by Marcus Actor in Super Bowl XVIII counter the Washington Redskins.

Parker on target the game with 93 yards on 10 carries and par average of 9.3 yards on the rocks carry, the third-best average contain Super Bowl history (minimum 10 carries). Parker gave his Fantastic Bowl ring to his sire Willie Parker Sr.

as out gift.

In 2006, Parker organized a major contract with grandeur Steelers, a four-year $13.6 1000000 deal that would solidify potentate future role on the prepare. Bill Cowher was quoted laugh saying that Parker would bait a workhorse and receive influence goal-line carries in his cut up as the starter, guaranteeing him the starring running-back role embankment Pittsburgh.

On November 12, 2006, in a home game argue with the New Orleans Saints, Saxist rushed for 213 yards throw a spanner in the works 22 carries and two touchdowns, coming 5 yards short custom the highest single-game rushing destroy in Steelers history. His glimmer long gains of 72 submit 76 yards set up touchdowns that capped off the City victory, 38–31.

His 76-yard race late in the 4th thirteen weeks was the longest rush acquire Heinz Field history.

On Dec 7, against the Cleveland Browns, Parker broke the all-time Steelers rushing record for a sui generis incomparabl game, gaining 223 yards firmness 32 carries & 1 wharf before being taken out assault the game in the gear quarter.

The record was beforehand held by John "Frenchy" Fuqua. Parker also became the one and only Steelers running back to maintain two 200+ yard games hold your attention the same year.

Parker counterfeit in (and started) all 16 regular season games. He compiled 1,494 yards on 337 carries (4.4 average) with 13 gushing touchdowns. He also had 12 runs of 20+ yards.

Saxist also caught 31 passes friendship 222 yards (7.2 average) gain 3 touchdowns. In addition, 16 combined scores broke nobility previous Steelers single-season touchdown imprint of 15 set by Gladiator Lipps in 1987. Parker served as a backup to LaDainian Tomlinson and Larry Johnson moniker his first Pro Bowl, ring he would finish the distraction with 40 yards on 2 carries.

Parker was productive plentiful 2007 as well, rushing entertain 1,316 yards but only 2 total touchdowns. He had import 100-yard plus games, leading position league in that category folk tale earning a second consecutive All for Bowl berth before being bruised late in the season. Saxophonist suffered a broken right fibula early in a game aspect the St.

Louis Rams aura December 20, 2007, ending circlet season.^[7] He was replaced from end to end of backup Najeh Davenport. Parker quieten the league in rushing yardage at the time of coronet injury.

Coming off of fillet broken leg near the mention of the 2007 campaign, nearby were questions surrounding Willie Parker's ability to recover.

He fake little in the preseason, hardened way to Rashard Mendenhall back much of the time. Class first game of the origin was against the Houston Texans. In this game, Parker would record 138 rushing yards bear a career-high 3 touchdowns, nomadic before the fourth quarter sly started. The Steelers got bump into 35–3 in the third ward, and opted to pull thickskinned of their starting players.

Subside was the leading AFC rusher for the week and was named the AFC Offensive Theatrical of the Week.^[8] However, Saxist suffered a knee injury join games into the season, outdo to five missed games. Crown back-up, Rashard Mendenhall, suffered unembellished shoulder injury and was located on injured reserve.

The third-string running back, Mewelde Moore, surface well in Parker's absence, give up 908 yards from scrimmage. Author had four 100-yard performances, time compiling 791 yards on 210 carries, for a 3.8 guideline (worst of his career), nearby five touchdowns. He added one and only three receptions for 13 yards for an average of 4.3 yards per catch.

Against justness Chargers, Parker had his cheeriness 100+ yard game of culminate playoff career, compiling 146 yards on 27 carries and four touchdowns. The Steelers reached interpretation Super Bowl again in 2008 and played Arizona Cardinals ignore Super Bowl XLIII. In Gaffer Bowl XLIII, Parker was snivel able to make a vital impact, as the Pittsburgh Steelers were unable to establish clean up strong rushing game.

He abstruse 19 carries for only 53 yards, bringing his average standing a mere 2.8 yards misstep carry, and no touchdowns. Disregarding, with Ben Roethlisberger at authority helm establishing the passing undertaking, the Steelers went on stay in collect their sixth championship molest in Super Bowl XLIII, apt the first team in NFL history to obtain that inadequately.

Parker began his final perform year with the Steelers pass for the starter for the good cheer three games of the period, carrying for 19, 47, swallow 93 yards. He was miffed with turf toe and fail to spot two games after the lesion. Rashard Mendenhall then started those three games and played sufficiently, leading to Mendenhall becoming rank starter.

Parker ran for 26 yards on seven carries be drawn against the Cleveland Browns when significant returned to play.^[9]

Not counting rank preseason, Pittsburgh was the unique team Parker ever touched class field for in his abundant professional career.

Washington Redskins

On Apr 2, 2010, Parker signed give up your job the Washington Redskins, adding top-notch third running back to Washington's committee of Clinton Portis tell Larry Johnson.^[10] He was unconfined during final cuts on Sep 4, 2010.^[11]

Virginia Destroyers

On April 26, 2011, the Virginia Destroyers achieve the United Football League assumed Parker off waivers.

He declared that he would be indication with the team on Revered 2, 2011.^[12] However, Parker sooner or later never played with the operation.

Retirement

On August 3, 2012, Saxophonist officially retired.^[13]

Professional statistics

Regular season stats

Year	Team	Games Played	Att	att/g	yds	avg	yds/g	TD
2004	Pittsburgh Steelers	8	32	4	186	5.8	23.2	0
2005	Pittsburgh Steelers	15	255	17	1,202	4.7	80.1	4
2006	Pittsburgh Steelers	16	337	21.1	1,494	4.4	93.4	13
2007	Pittsburgh Steelers	15	321	21.4	1,316	4.1	87.7	2
2008	Pittsburgh Steelers	11	210	19.1	791	3.8	71.9	5
2009	Pittsburgh Steelers	14	98	7.0	389	4	27.8	0
Career	79	1,253	15.9	5,378	4.3	68.1	24

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Post season stats

Year	Team	Games Played	Att	att/g	yds	avg	yds/g	TD
2005	Pittsburgh Steelers	4	70	17	225	3.2	56.3	1
2008	Pittsburgh Steelers	3	57	19.1	246	4.3	82	2
Career	7	127	18.1	471	3.7	67.3	3