Roscoe Parrish
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| Buffalo Bills — No. 11 | |
| Wide receiver / Punt returner | |
| Date of birth: July 16, 1982 | |
| Place of birth: Miami, Florida | |
| Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Weight: 399 lb (181 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2005 for the Buffalo Bills | |
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| College: Miami (Fla.) | |
| NFL Draft: 2005 / Round: 2 / Pick: 55 | |
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| Selected NFL statistics (through Week 17 of the 2007 NFL season) |
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| Receptions | 73 |
| Receiving yards | 820 |
| Receiving average | 11.2 |
| Receiving touchdowns | 4 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Roscoe Parrish (born July 16, 1982 in Miami, Florida) is an American football wide receiver and punt returner who currently plays for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bills in the second round (55th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at the University of Miami.
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[edit] Collegiate career
Parrish attended the University of Miami and finished his college career with 81 receptions for 1,285 yards (15.9 yards per rec. avg.) and 11 touchdowns.
Parrish was also a star punt returner while at the University of Miami. He gained 336 yards on 25 attempts (13.4 avg) in his redshirt freshman year, 23 punts for 240 yards (10.4 avg) and a score in his sophomore year and 20 punt returns for 324 yards (16.2 avg) and two TDs in his junior year.
[edit] 2005 NFL Draft
The Buffalo Bills chose Parrish in the second round (55th overall) during the 2005 NFL Draft. Parrish weighed in 170 pounds, ran a 4.37s 40-yard dash, 2.54s 20-yard dash, and a 1.56 10-yard dash. During his Pro Day, he ran 4.44s 40-yard dash, 4.20s 20-yard shuttle, 6.64 3-cone drill, recorded a 36-inch vertical leap.[1]
[edit] Professional career
[edit] 2005 season
Parrish's NFL career with the Buffalo Bills got off to a slow start, with Parrish missing the first six games due to injury. Parrish played in a limited role for the next 10 games, finishing the 2005 season with 15 receptions for 148 yards (9.9 avg.) and one score.
[edit] 2006 season
Parrish served as the Bills fourth wide receiver. Parrish finished the year with 23 receptions for 320 yard (13.9 avg.) and 2 touchdowns.
As a punt returner, Parrish gained 364 yards on 32 attempts (11.4 avg.) and one score. Parrish's finest moment came when he ran back an 82-yard punt return for a touchdown in a win against the Jacksonville Jaguars.[2]
[edit] 2007 season
Parrish returned his first punt return of the season for a touchdown against the Denver Broncos. He became the first player in the 2007 season to score a rushing touchdown, a receiving touchdown, and a punt return touchdown.
[edit] Life
Parrish was stopped at 4:30 a.m. on February 17, 2008, said Miami Beach Police Department spokesman Juan Sanchez. Parrish was driving a 2005 Bentley westbound on MacArthur Causeway, which connects Miami Beach to the mainland.
Sanchez said Parrish was taken into custody on a DUI charge. A Miami-Dade County jail spokeswoman said he was released later Saturday on $1,000 bond.
