Parks Frazier

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Parks Frazier
Miami Dolphins
Position:Offensive assistant
Personal information
Born: (1991-11-20) November 20, 1991 (age 32)
Corinth, Mississippi
Career information
High school:Corinth (MS)
College: Murray State
Career history
As a coach:

Randall Parks Frazier II (born November 20, 1991) is an American football coach who is an offensive assistant for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL).

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Coaching career

Frazier began his coaching career at Samford as a defensive quality control during the 2015 spring season. He spent the 2015 season at Middle Tennessee State as a defensive intern before joining the coaching staff at Arkansas State as a graduate assistant.

Indianapolis Colts

At the recommendation of his former college teammate, Frazier was hired by the Indianapolis Colts as the assistant to head coach Frank Reich in 2018. [1] [2] He was an offensive quality control coach in 2020 before being promoted to assistant quarterbacks coach in 2021. [3] In 2022, he became the offensive play caller for the Colts after Jeff Saturday was hired as the interim head coach following Reich's firing. [4]

Carolina Panthers

On February 15, 2023, Frazier was hired by the Carolina Panthers to serve as the team's passing game coordinator. [5]

Personal life

Frazier is married to Caroline Cann, a former reporter for the Colts' website. The couple were wed by Frank Reich. [6]

Frazier's house was damaged by 77 rounds in a shooting in 2019. No residents were home and no injuries were reported. [7] The targeting of Frazier's house was later ruled a mistake. [8]

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References

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