:Keynan Parker
{{Short description|Canadian football player (born 1990)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
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| name = Keynan Parker
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|11|17}}
| birth_place = Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
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| import = no
| position1 = Defensive back
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 183
| college = Simon Fraser
Oregon State
| CFLDraftedYear = 2012
| CFLDraftedRound = 6
| CFLDraftedPick = 42
| CFLDraftedTeam = Montreal Alouettes
| playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|2013}}
| playing_team1 = Montreal Alouettes*
| playing_years2 = {{CFL Year|2013|2017}}
| playing_team2 = BC Lions
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| CFL = keynan-parker/159816/
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Keynan Parker (born November 17, 1990) is a Canadian former professional football defensive back who played for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL).{{cite web|url=http://www.bclions.com/roster/show/id/6127 |title=20 Keynan Parker DB |work=BC Lions |accessdate=6 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911020641/http://bclions.com/roster/show/id/6127 |archivedate=11 September 2013 }} He was drafted 42nd overall in the 2012 CFL Draft by the Montreal Alouettes. He played college football with the Oregon State Beavers and Simon Fraser Clan.
Early life
During his amateur playing days, Keynan was also an accomplished track and field athlete and often distinguished himself as one of the fastest players on his team. In 2007, he set the Canadian youth record in the 200 meter sprint (21.44 seconds) at the Royal Canadian Legion Nationals before placing fifth at the World Youth Track and Field Championships in the 100 meter dash with a time of 10.61 in that same year.
Professional career
=Montreal Alouettes=
Parker was drafted 42nd overall in the 2012 CFL Draft by the Montreal Alouettes and signed with the club on May 17, 2013.[http://en.montrealalouettes.com/article/alouettes-sign-picks-parker-and-blackman Alouettes sign picks Parker and Blackman] Parker was part of the final cuts following the Alouettes' training camp in 2013.
=BC Lions=
Parker then signed with the BC Lions on June 25, 2013.{{Cite web |url=http://bclions.com/page/transactions_bc |title=BC Lions transactions |access-date=2013-07-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100712043626/http://www.bclions.com/page/transactions_bc |archive-date=2010-07-12 |url-status=dead }} He signed a two-year contract extension on January 4, 2017, keeping him signed with the Lions through the 2018 season.[https://www.cfl.ca/2017/01/04/lions-extend-national-db-keynan-parker/ Lions extend national DB Keynan Parker] He was released by the Lions on May 11, 2018.{{cite web | url=https://www.footballdb.com/teams/cfl/british-columbia-lions/transactions/2018 | title=British Columbia Lions Transactions | publisher=footballdb.com | accessdate=14 August 2024}}
Personal life
Keynan's father, James "Quick" Parker, is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.[http://www.bclions.com/2013/06/26/no-quick-road-to-success/ No quick road to success]
References
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External links
- [http://www.bclions.com/players/keynan-parker/159816/ BC Lions bio]
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Category:Canadian football defensive backs
Category:Oregon State Beavers football players
Category:Players of Canadian football from British Columbia
Category:Simon Fraser Red Leafs football players
Category:Canadian football people from Vancouver
Category:Montreal Alouettes players