Super Bowl champs
After an impressive three seasons with the Broncos’ defense in which he helped develop Patrick Surtain II from a rookie top-10 pick into an All-Pro cornerback, Parker was on the move again. This time he signed on with Cowboys’ NFC East rival Philadelphia, the Eagles hiring Parker as their DBs coach and passing game coordinator to work directly underneath defensive guru Vic Fangio. Parker had worked with Fangio in Denver as well.
With the help of Parker, Fangio and a dynamic All-Pro duo at corner in Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean, the Eagles won the franchise’s second Super Bowl last season. Parker was seen as a “secret weapon” of sorts in the Eagles’ defensive room.
“He’s one of those coaches that gets his players,” Eagles’ safety Reed Blankenship said last season. “Yeah, he’s a little young, but I’d much rather have a young coach like that because he understands us. And there’s no barrier between us or him. We’re going with the flow. Communicates all the time. Comes to the sideline — something happens — and we’re always talking.”
Eagles aren’t happy
So it only makes sense that the Eagles seem a little bummed upon Parker’s hiring by their division rival Dallas.
“Mannnn, they got a great one,” DeJean posted on social media after news of Parker’s hiring was announced, along with a sadface and a salute. “Wouldn’t be the player I am without Coach CP.”