Christian Parker (American football)
| Philadelphia Eagles | |
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| Position: | Defensive backs coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 23, 1991 Flemington, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m) |
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Battlefield (VA) |
| College: | Richmond |
| Career history | |
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Christian Parker (born December 23, 1991) is an American football coach who is the defensive backs coach for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He was previously a defensive quality control coach for the Green Bay Packers, defensive backs coach for the Denver Broncos, and also spent time as an analyst at Texas A&M and Notre Dame.
Coaching career
Parker got his start in coaching working as the cornerbacks coach at Virginia State in 2013, later shifting to coach all defensive backs in 2014. He also spent time at Norfolk State as both their safeties and cornerbacks coach as well as assistant recruiting coordinator. Parker was hired to coach the cornerbacks at William & Mary in 2017, but left to accept a position at Notre Dame.[1][2] He was hired as a defensive analyst at Texas A&M in 2018 on Jimbo Fisher's inaugural staff.[3]
Green Bay Packers
Parker was hired as a defensive quality control coach for the Green Bay Packers in 2019.[4] While with Green Bay, he assisted defensive coordinator Mike Pettine in breaking down film on opponents and coordinating the scout team.[5]
Denver Broncos
Parker was named the defensive backs coach for the Denver Broncos on February 8, 2021.[6][5]
Philadelphia Eagles
On February 5, 2024 it was announced that Parker was named the defensive backs coach for the Philadelphia Eagles. Parker will be joining new defensive coordinator Vic Fangio in Philadelphia. Parker coached under then Broncos head coach Fangio in Denver in 2021.[7]
References
- ^ "Parker joins W&M staff as cornerbacks coach". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Christian Parker Has Chance To Be "Outstanding" Coach". Irish Sports Daily. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "An ex-Seminole, a one-time NFL scout and a former Mike Leach assistant: Meet the 2018 Texas A&M support analysts". The Dallas Morning News. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Packers' new defensive QC coaches have experience with top SEC programs". SBNation. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Broncos hire Christian Parker as Defensive Backs Coach". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Broncos hire Christian Parker as defensive backs coach". The Denver Post. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Report: Eagles hire Broncos defensive backs coach to their staff". Bleeding Green Nation. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.