Willie Parker’s rise from an undrafted free agent out of North Carolina to a 1,000-yard rusher on a Super Bowl-winning team is one of the better stories from Pittsburgh’s run in the mid-2000s. Parker ran for over 1,200 yards every season from 2005-2007, but his football career lasted just six seasons and 79 games. Parker was a guest with Joe Starkey on 93.7 The Fan earlier today, and he said that he thinks he just didn’t take football seriously enough.
Parker laid out the standards that are expected of you as an athlete and why he doesn’t feel as if he’s underrated.