Parkey at the 2015 Pro Bowl
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No. 3 Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
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Position: | Placekicker | ||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
Date of birth: | February 19, 1992 | ||||||||||
Place of birth: | Jupiter, Florida | ||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 193 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | Jupiter (FL) | ||||||||||
College: | Auburn | ||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2016 | |||||||||||
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Field goals made: | 52 |
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Field goals attempted: | 61 |
Field goal percentage: | 85.2 |
Long field goal: | 54 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Cody Parkey (born February 19, 1992) is an American football placekicker for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2014. He played college football at Auburn.
After going undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft, Parkey signed with the Indianapolis Colts. He was traded by the Colts to the Philadelphia Eagles for David Fluellen on August 20, 2014.
After a stellar preseason, Parkey beat out former fourth-round pick Alex Henery to be the Eagles kicker for the 2014 season.
In 2014, Parkey set a new NFL rookie scoring record. His 150 points broke Kevin Butler's 29-year-old record of 144 points set in 1985 with the Chicago Bears. Parkey tied with Stephen Gostkowski for the highest average of points scored per game in the 2014 NFL season. Parkey was named a first-alternative for the 2015 Pro Bowl. On January 18, 2015, Parkey replaced Gostkowski in the Pro Bowl.
On September 28, 2015, Parkey was placed on injured reserve with a groin injury.
On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Eagles.
On September 24, 2016, Parkey signed with the Cleveland Browns after an injury to Patrick Murray. In his first game against the Miami Dolphins on September 25, he missed three field goal attempts, including a potential game-winning 46-yarder on the final play of regulation.