BIOGRAPHY
Cody Parkey was born on February 19th, 1992, in Jupiter, Florida. He currently is a placekicker in the NFL.
Parkey played college football for the Auburn Tigers; As a freshman in 2010, he only appeared in two games but made both extra points he attempted. As a sophomore in 2011, he converted 41 of 42 additional point attempts and 13 of 18 field-goal attempts. As a junior in 2012, he turned all 27 extra-point attempts and 11 of 14 field-goal attempts. As a senior in 2013, he converted 66 of 67 extra-point attempts and 15 of 21 field-goal attempts. He was part of two teams that went to the BCS National Championship game while at Auburn, including the 2010 championship-winning team.
After going undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft, Parkey signed with the Indianapolis Colts. The Colts traded him to the Philadelphia Eagles on August 20, 2014.
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 points scored per game in the 2014 NFL season and was named first-alternative for the 2015 Pro Bowl.
On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Eagles. On September 24, 2016, Parkey signed with the Cleveland Browns and was waived by the Browns on September 2, 2017. On September 3, 2017, Parkey was claimed off waivers by the Miami Dolphins. In Week 2, against the Los Angeles Chargers, Parkey was awarded AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for scoring 13 of the Dolphins 19 points, including a 54-yard game-winning field goal.
On March 14, 2018, Parkey signed a four-year contract with the Chicago Bears. In Week 11 against the Minnesota Vikings, Parkey made three field goals in the 25-20 win. He was named the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance. Parkey ended the regular season, having made 23 of 30 field-goal attempts.
On February 22, 2019, it was reported Parkey would be released at the start of the league year; he was officially released on March 13, 2019.
He was signed by the Cleveland Browns in 2021.
