Ron Parker’s $25 Million Deal Proves NFL’s Safety Market Is Out of Control

March 14, 2015   ·   Sean Tomlinson   ·   Jump to comments

Kansas City Chiefs safety Ron Parker has a curious, late-blooming story that's now led to great riches. He's the ball-swatting embodiment of the American dream.
Parker will turn 28 before the 2015 NFL season. If that's all you knew about him, the assumption would be that he's an established veteran who's earned a juicy payday as a free agent.
Then, once you saw exactly what the Chiefs gave Parker—a reported max of $30 million to re-sign over five years with a $25 million base salary, according to Yahoo's Rand Getlin—that assumption would be confirmed, right?
Parker has compiled impressive game film. Now, as he enters his athletic prime, the versatile defensive back who went undrafted in 2011 has finished his journey as the ultimate underdog.
But that's not exactly how this narrative goes. Part of it is true, with Parker blossoming late after finally getting an opportunity, and he was a core piece of the second-ranked Chiefs secondary in 2014 (203.2 passi...

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