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Parry Nickerson

Parry Nickerson (born October 11, 1994) is an American professional football cornerback. He played college football for the Tulane Green Wave.

Nickerson played college football at Tulane University. During his first season he suffered a bad knee injury that was career threatening. However, he was able to make a comeback and play in the next 48 games with 46 starts. Over this time, Nickerson totalled 16 interceptions with 31 pass deflections for the Green Wave. He was considered a Jim Thorpe Award semi-finalist during his senior season in 2017. For his senior season, he concluded the season with 55 total tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 6 interceptions, and 8 pass deflections.

At the 2018 NFL Combine, Nickerson ran a 4.32-second 40-yard dash, which tied two other cornerbacks, LSU's Donte Jackson and Ohio State's Denzel Ward for the fastest time.

Nickerson was selected by the New York Jets in the sixth round (179th overall) of the 2018 NFL draft.

Nickerson made his NFL debut on September 10, 2018, in a 48–17 win against the Detroit Lions, recording one tackle and receiving a taunting penalty on his first career play on defense. He made his first career start on October 14, 2018, in a 42–34 win over the Indianapolis Colts, making four tackles and deflecting a pass.

On August 31, 2019, Nickerson was traded to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for a conditional 2021 seventh-round pick. He was waived on September 10, 2019, and re-signed to the practice squad. He was released on October 15.

On October 17, 2019, Nickerson was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars. He was waived on October 21, 2019, and re-signed to the practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on December 3, 2019.

Nickerson was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Jaguars on July 30, 2020, and was activated six days later. He was waived on September 5, 2020.

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