Parks signs with NFL's Rams
April 28, 2009
Boston, Mass.
Former Northeastern defensive back Cord Parks (Decatur, Ga./Stone Mountain) has signed with the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent, the team announced Monday night.
Parks was a four-year letterman for the Huskies from 2005-08, playing in 45 games. He made 171 tackles and four interceptions, spending two seasons as a starting cornerback. He was also successful as a kick returner, racking up 941 yards over 43 attempts. He is fifth all-time at Northeastern in career kick return yards.
In 2008, Parks recorded 54 tackles, and recovered two fumbles. His best game of the season was in his home state against Georgia Southern. He made four tackles, forced and recovered a fumble and had a pass breakup.
Parks also competed on Northeastern's track & field team as a sprinter and hurdler. He had two career wins in the hurdles, one in the 100-meter dash and two as part of a 4x100 relay team.
Cord Parks' career statistics:
KICK RETURNS G No. Yds TD Lg Avg/R Avg/G
2005................ 11 1 8 0 8 8.0 0.7
2006................ 11 20 439 0 63 22.0 39.9
2007................ 11 21 442 0 41 21.0 40.2
2008................ 12 1 52 0 52 52.0 4.3
TOTAL............... 45 43 941 0 63 21.9 20.9
INTERCEPTIONS G No Yds TD Lg Avg/R Avg/G
2005................ 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
2006................ 11 2 28 0 17 14.0 2.5
2007................ 11 2 7 0 13 3.5 0.6
2008................ 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
TOTAL............... 45 4 35 0 17 8.8 0.8
ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KR IR Total Avg/G
2005................ 11 0 0 0 8 0 8 0.7
2006................ 11 0 3 0 439 28 470 42.7
2007................ 11 0 0 0 442 7 449 40.8
2008................ 12 0 0 0 52 0 52 4.3
TOTAL............... 45 0 3 0 941 35 979 21.8
TACKLES G UA A Total TFL-Yds PD FF FR Blkd
2005................ 11 13 1 14 0.5-0 0 0 0 0
2006................ 11 27 13 40 0.0-0 4 0 0 0
2007................ 11 38 25 63 1.5-5 4 0 0 0
2008................ 12 39 15 54 2.5-6 4 1 2 0
TOTAL............... 45 117 54 171 4.5-11 12 1 2 0
SACKS G UA A Total Yds
2005................ 11 0 0 0.0 0
2006................ 11 0 0 0.0 0
2007................ 11 0 1 0.5 4
2008................ 12 0 0 0.0 0
TOTAL............... 45 0 1 0.5 4
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