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American football player (born 1995) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Parker Hesse (born May 26, 1995) is an American professional football tight end for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa.
No. 43 – Detroit Lions | |||||
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Position: | Tight end | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S. | May 26, 1995||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||
Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Waukon (Waukon, Iowa) | ||||
College: | Iowa (2014–2018) | ||||
Undrafted: | 2019 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
Roster status: | Active | ||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Hesse was a member of the Iowa Hawkeyes for five seasons, redshirting as a true freshman. He originally practiced as a linebacker during his redshirt year, but was moved to defensive end near the end of the season.[1] He finished his collegiate career with 182 tackles, 14 sacks, 31 tackles for loss and two interceptions in 52 games played.[2]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 2+1⁄8 in (1.88 m) |
253 lb (115 kg) |
32+1⁄8 in (0.82 m) |
8+5⁄8 in (0.22 m) | 4.87 s | 1.67 s | 2.76 s | 4.40 s | 7.18 s | 37.0 in (0.94 m) | 9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) | 18 reps | |
All values from Pro Day[3] |
Hesse signed with the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent on May 13, 2019.[4] He was moved to tight end during the preseason and was waived at the end of training camp. He was resigned by the Titans' practice squad, where he spent the rest of the season.[5] Hesse was waived during final roster cuts before being resigned to the Titans' practice squad again during the 2020 season.[6]
Hesse was signed by the Atlanta Falcons on May 13, 2021.[7] He was waived on October 9, 2021, and re-signed to the practice squad.[8] He was promoted to the active roster on November 18.[9] He was waived on December 6 and re-signed to the practice squad.[10][11] He was promoted back to the active roster on January 4, 2022.[12]
The Falcons re-signed Hesse on February 23, 2023.[13] He was released on August 29, and re-signed to the practice squad.[14][15] He did not sign a reserve/future contract after the season and thus became a free agent upon the expiration of his practice squad contract.[16]
On May 13, 2024, Hesse signed with the Detroit Lions.[17]
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