On May 7, 2016, Romeo Parkes made himself famous. And unemployed.
In a game between the Pittsburgh Riverhounds and New York Red Bulls II, Parkes gave the strong impression of wanting to paralyze defender Karl Ouimette. Enraged by something that had taken place between the two players, the forward unleashed a kick to the RBNY center-back's spine that was shocking to all who saw it. And a lot of people saw it, because that sort of on-field violence doesn't take long to go viral.
Early reports on the incident described Parkes as "inconsolable" afterwards.