Alex Parsons
Encyclopedia
Alex Parsons is an offensive guard for the Oakland Raiders
of the National Football League
. He played college Football at Southern California
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2008: Parsons started USC's last 10 games at right offensive guard as a junior in 2008 after serving as a key backup there in the first 3 contests. He also appeared on special teams.
2007: As a sophomore in 2007, Parsons was switched from defensive tackle to offensive tackle in 2007 fall camp. He saw action in all 13 games on special teams (primarily on kickoff return) and limited action as a backup on the offensive line (against Idaho, Notre Dame, UCLA and Illinois). He made a tackle against Idaho (following an interception). He had arthroscopic surgery on torn cartilage in his right knee prior to 2007 spring practice.
2006: Parsons was a reserve freshman defensive tackle in 2006, his first year at USC. He appeared in all 13 games in 2006, primarily on special teams. He saw limited action at defensive tackle in 2 games (Arkansas, Oregon), but he did not make a tackle. He won USC's Service Team Defensive Player of the Year Award.
HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2005 Super Prep All-American, Prep Star All-American, Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-Western, Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West honorable mention, Orange County Register Fab 15 second team, Tacoma News-Tribune Western 100, Cal-Hi Sports All-State second team, CaliFlorida Bowl Defensive MVP, All-CIF Southern Section first team, All-CIF Division VI first team, Orange County Register All-Orange County first team and All-Seaview League first team as a senior defensive lineman, linebacker, tight end and offensive lineman at Woodbridge High in Irvine (Calif.). He had 104 tackles, 18 tackles for loss and 4 sacks in 2005.
As a junior in 2004, he made All-Seaview League while posting 102 tackle, 7 sacks, 4 forced fumbles and 2 interceptions. He played 3 years on the varsity.
PERSONAL: He's a sociology major at USC. His brother, B. Jay Parsons, was a defensive end at Kentucky (2004-05).
with the Oakland Raiders
after going undrafted in the 2010 NFL Draft
.
Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
of the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. He played college Football at Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
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College career
Parsons played at the University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
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2008: Parsons started USC's last 10 games at right offensive guard as a junior in 2008 after serving as a key backup there in the first 3 contests. He also appeared on special teams.
2007: As a sophomore in 2007, Parsons was switched from defensive tackle to offensive tackle in 2007 fall camp. He saw action in all 13 games on special teams (primarily on kickoff return) and limited action as a backup on the offensive line (against Idaho, Notre Dame, UCLA and Illinois). He made a tackle against Idaho (following an interception). He had arthroscopic surgery on torn cartilage in his right knee prior to 2007 spring practice.
2006: Parsons was a reserve freshman defensive tackle in 2006, his first year at USC. He appeared in all 13 games in 2006, primarily on special teams. He saw limited action at defensive tackle in 2 games (Arkansas, Oregon), but he did not make a tackle. He won USC's Service Team Defensive Player of the Year Award.
HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2005 Super Prep All-American, Prep Star All-American, Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-Western, Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West honorable mention, Orange County Register Fab 15 second team, Tacoma News-Tribune Western 100, Cal-Hi Sports All-State second team, CaliFlorida Bowl Defensive MVP, All-CIF Southern Section first team, All-CIF Division VI first team, Orange County Register All-Orange County first team and All-Seaview League first team as a senior defensive lineman, linebacker, tight end and offensive lineman at Woodbridge High in Irvine (Calif.). He had 104 tackles, 18 tackles for loss and 4 sacks in 2005.
As a junior in 2004, he made All-Seaview League while posting 102 tackle, 7 sacks, 4 forced fumbles and 2 interceptions. He played 3 years on the varsity.
PERSONAL: He's a sociology major at USC. His brother, B. Jay Parsons, was a defensive end at Kentucky (2004-05).
Pro career
Parsons signed as a free agentFree agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
with the Oakland Raiders
Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
after going undrafted in the 2010 NFL Draft
2010 NFL Draft
The 2010 NFL Draft was the 75th annual meeting of National Football League franchises to select newly eligible football players. Unlike previous years, the 2010 draft took place over three days, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, with the first round on Thursday, April 22, 2010, at 7:30 pm...
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External links
- http://www.silverandblackpride.com/2010/4/24/1442605/udrfa-rg-alex-parsons-usc-signs