Preston Thomas Parsons (born February 19, 1979) is an American former football quarterback. He was originally signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football at Northern Arizona.
.jpg) Parsons with the Denver Broncos in 2006 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 19, 1979 Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Jesuit (Beaverton, Oregon) |
| College | Northern Arizona |
| NFL draft | 2002: undrafted |
| Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Parsons was also a member of the Houston Texans, Denver Broncos, and Tennessee Titans.
Early life
editPreston Parsons attended Jesuit High School in Portland, Oregon, graduating in 1997. While there he earned three varsity letters in football, two in basketball, and one each in baseball and golf. In football, he was a USA Today All-USA selection.
College career
editParsons earned honorable mention All-Big Sky honors in 2001.
Professional career
editAfter going undrafted in the 2002 NFL draft, Parsons signed with the Arizona Cardinals on April 22, 2002.[1] He was the Cardinals' third-string quarterback for all 16 games in both 2002 and 2003.[2] However, he never played in a regular season NFL game.[2] Parsons was released by Arizona on June 11, 2004.[1]
Parsons signed with the Houston Texans on January 19, 2005.[1] He was waived on August 1, re-signed on August 16, and waived again on September 3, 2005.[1]
Parsons was signed to a futures contract by the Denver Broncos on January 3, 2006.[1] He was waived on September 2 and signed to the Broncos' practice squad on September 4, 2006.[1] He signed another futures contract with Denver on January 9, 2007.[1] Parsons was later released on September 2, 2007.[1]
Parsons was signed to the Tennessee Titans' practice squad on September 10, 2008.[3] He was waived on October 8, 2008.[1]
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Preston Parsons". ProSportsTransactions.com. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
- 1 2 Klis, Mike (July 30, 2007). "Cutler's courage in pocket no concern". The Denver Post. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
- ↑ "FORMER QUARTERBACK PARSONS SIGNS WITH TENNESSEE TITANS". Northern Arizona University. September 10, 2008. Retrieved May 3, 2026.