Michael Parenton
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| Height: | 6'2" |
| Weight: | 287 lbs |
| Age: | 24 |
| Years in NFL: | R |
| College: | Tulane |
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
◊ 5/1/09, NYJ, Signed, Undrafted FA
BEFORE THE NFL
◊ Started 46 games for Tulane, spending last year at center after playing left guard as a junior, center as a sophomore and right guard as a freshman.
◊ Started on both the offensive and defensive lines for three years at E.D. White Catholic HS...First team 3A All-State selection in 2002 and 2003...Earned all-region and all-districthonors three straight years...Honorable mention All-American by CBS-SuperPrep...Team captain as a senior.
OFF THE FIELD
◊ Four-time selection to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and Tulane’s 3.0 Club...Member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Council...served as SAAC President in 2007-08.
◊ All-state track athlete in the discus in 2003...All-district and all-parish performer in the discus and the shot put as a senior.
◊ Named to the academic all-state team in 2003 and was selected as an A+ Athlete by WWL-TV and as a Scholar- Athlete by WGNO-TV...Three-time honoree by the Tri-Parish Times as a Scholar-Athlete...Member of the National Honor Society.
◊ Graduated in May 2009 with a degree in finance and a Master’s degree in accounting.
◊ Born Michael Joel Parenton in Thibodaux, LA.
◊ Son of Patrick and Joell Parenton.
◊ Engaged to Caroline Hidalgo.
