Parnell Motley

Parnell Motley (born October 28, 1997) is an American football cornerback for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma and signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2020.

Parnell Motley
No. 29 – Detroit Lions
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1997-10-28) October 28, 1997
Washington, D.C.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
College:Oklahoma
Undrafted:2020
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2020
Tackles:7
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:1
Pass deflections:1
Interceptions:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 0 in
(1.83 m)		 183 lb
(83 kg)		 31+1⁄2 in
(0.80 m)		 8+7⁄8 in
(0.23 m)		4.50 s1.62 s2.65 s4.36 s7.10 s30.0 in
(0.76 m)		9 ft 0 in
(2.74 m)		12 reps
All values from Pro Day[1]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Motley signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2020,[2] and made the team's 53-man roster after training camp.[3][4][5] He played in two games before being waived on October 12, 2020.[6]

San Francisco 49ers

On October 13, 2020, Motley was claimed off waivers by the San Francisco 49ers.[7] Motley was waived by the 49ers on October 26, 2020,[8] and re-signed to the practice squad two days later.[9]

Denver Broncos

On December 16, 2020, Motley was signed by the Denver Broncos off the 49ers practice squad.[10] He was waived on August 31, 2021.[11]

Detroit Lions

On September 2, 2021, Motley was signed to the Detroit Lions practice squad.[12] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Lions on January 10, 2022.[13]

References
  1. "Parnell Motley, Oklahoma, CB, 2020 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  2. Smith, Scott (May 4, 2020). "Bucs Complete Deals with Four More Undrafted Free Agents". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  3. Batacao, Jason (September 4, 2020). "OU football: Parnell Motley makes Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 53-man roster, per reports". OU Daily. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  4. Haisten, Bill (August 26, 2020). "Bill Haisten: If OU's Parnell Motley continues to disrupt Tom Brady, he'll get a nice NFL run". Tulsa World.
  5. Stroud, Rick (August 24, 2020). "Parnell Motley's knack for interceptions continues in Bucs camp". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  6. Smith, Scott (October 13, 2020). "Vita Vea, Jack Cichy to I.R. Among Multiple Bucs Moves". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  7. "49ers Claim CB Parnell Motley". 49ers.com. October 13, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  8. "49ers Waive DL Alex Barret and CB Parnell Motley". 49ers.com. October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  9. "49ers Announce Roster Moves". 49ers.com. October 28, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  10. DiLalla, Aric (December 16, 2020). "Broncos sign CB Parnell Motley off 49ers' practice squad, activate Jeff Driskel from Reserve/COVID-19 list". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  11. DiLalla, Aric (August 31, 2021). "Broncos make series of roster transactions to reach 53-man limit". DenverBroncos.com.
  12. "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. September 2, 2021.
  13. "Detroit Lions sign 9 players to reserve/futures contracts". Pride of Detroit. SB Nation. January 10, 2022.


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