On May 20, 2024 – Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeVante Parker has made the surprising decision to retire, just a few months after joining the Philadelphia Eagles as a free agent in this off season 2024.
After DeVante Parker’s news of retirement came out, he clearly shared the reason behind his retirement with his fans and the NFL community.
DeVante Parker’s retirement news was shared by the popular X account MLFootball, In a heartfelt statement, Parker explained his reasons for stepping away from the NFL. “I want to see my kids, spend quality time with them,” Parker shared. “I want to be there for them whenever I can,” he said, speaking to ESPN.
Parker’s announcement marks the end of a notable career and leaves the Eagles to adjust their plans for the upcoming season.
DeVante Parker Philadelphia Eagles
He started NFL career with the Miami Dolphins in 2015, played two seasons for the Patriots, and recently joined the Eagles after being released by the Patriots on March 14, 2024.
As per Spotrac data, on March 14, 2024, Parker signed a one-year contract worth $1,210,000 with the Eagles. However, he announced his retirement yesterday, May 20th.
DeVante Parker Career Earnings
As per Spotrac data, Devante Parker’s career earnings are $58,545,496 in total cash. If we talk about career earnings from teams, then he earned $41,183,153 from the Miami Dolphins after playing 7 seasons and $12,952,343 from the Patriots for 2 seasons.
DeVante Parker Net Worth
According to online sources, DeVante Parker’s estimated net worth is $11 million in 2024. He earned most of his earnings from the NFL and brand endorsements during his career.
DeVante Parker College Career
DeVante Parker played college football for University of Louisville. He joined the college football team as a true freshman in 2011. His college football career statistics are impressive, with 156 receptions for 2,775 yards, averaging 17.7 yards per catch, and 33 touchdowns over 45 games, including a longest catch of 73 yards and an average of 77.7 yards per game.
DeVante Parker won the awards, he was named to the First-team All-AAC in 2013 and the Second-team All-ACC in 2014.
DeVante Parker NFLCareer
DeVante Parker NFL career is quite a constant; he played 106 games and started 75. He has been targeted 631 times, making 369 receptions for a total of 5,266 yards. He averages 14.3 yards per reception, with a longest catch of 56 yards, and has scored 27 touchdowns.
DeVante Parker Salary
According to Spotrac, DeVante Parker’s average salary was $2,719,136 as a rookie from 2015 to 2019. His average salary was $7,625,000 from the year 2019 to 2023.
DeVante Parker Trade
DeVante Parker was selected by the Miami Dolphins, he was a round 1 overall 14 picks in 2015 NFL draft. He played 7 seasons for the Dolphins from 2015 to 2021.
On April 5 2022, Parker was traded to the Patriots. After his trade he signed a 2 year worth $10,800,000 contract with the New England Patriots.
On March 14, 2024 Parker was released by the Patriots and the same day he signed a one year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles.
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