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Timon Parris

American football player (born 1995)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 28, 2026
Entity authorityQ60194687
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Timon Parris (born September 1, 1995) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Stony Brook Seawolves and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Washington Redskins in 2018.

Early life

Parris was born in Elmont, New York, and grew up in Floral Park, New York. He attended Floral Park Memorial High School, where he was a member of the basketball, football and track & field teams. He played both offensive and defensive line for the Knights and was named All-Nassau County as a senior.

College career

Parris joined the Stony Brook Seawolves football team as a walk-on and eventually earned a scholarship. He redshirted his freshman season and became a starter at tackle for the Seawolves as a redshirt freshman. Overall, Parris started 41 games for Stony Brook and was named first-team All-CAA in each of his final three seasons and was an FCS All-American as a redshirt senior.

Professional career

Washington Redskins

Parris signed with the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2018. He was cut by the Redskins at the end of training camp and subsequently re-signed to the team's practice squad on September 2, 2018.

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The public source identifies “Timon Parris” as american football player (born 1995). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Timon, Parris and American.

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The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 28, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q60194687. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1995 and 2018.

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