Willie Parker's longest run for the Steelers was an 80 yard touchdown. It was on December 24, 2005, against the Cleveland Browns.
The Steelers replaced Willie Parker with running back Rashard Mendenhall.
Willie Parker was not traded, nor was he released, because he had no contract for 2010. His contract expired at the end of the 2009 season and the Steelers did not renew it. The team let Willie test the free agency market, where he was signed by the Washington Redskins on April 2, 2010.
Rashard Mendenhall was a member of the Steelers when they won Super Bowl XLIII. But it was Willie Parker who started the game at running back, Mendenhall was already placed on injured reserve.
Willie Parker of the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XL vs. Seattle.His 75-yard touchdown run is the longest run from line of scrimmage in Super Bowl history, surpassing Marcus Allen's 74-yard run in Super Bowl XVII.Willie Parker's TD was a run. The longest touchdown passwas to wide receiver Mussin Mohammed from QB Jake Delhomme of the Carolina Panthers for 85 yards in 2004.
Offensively, the longest play from scrimmage is the Pittsburgh Steelers "Fast" Willie Parkers 75 yard touchdown run in Super Bowl XL(40) against the Seattle Seahawks. Defensively, the longest play is the Pittsburgh Steelers James Harrisons 100 yard interception return for a touchdown in Super Bowl XXIII(43).
Willie Parker from the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XL. 75 yards.
The Steelers replaced Willie Parker with running back Rashard Mendenhall.
No. The Steelers released Willie Parker following the 2009 season.
Willie Reid wore number 15 for the Steelers in 2007.
The Steelers were playing the St. Louis Rams on December 20, 2007, when Willie Parker broke his right fibula.
The longest rushing play from scrimmage was a 15 yard run by the Steelers' Willie Parker in the 3rd period. The run took the ball from the Cardinals' 20 yard line to their 5 yard line and gave the Steelers a 1st and goal. The Steelers wound up kicking a field goal on this drive.
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No. Willie Parker played with the same team the (Pittsburgh Steelers) his whole career. The Steelers released Willie Parker following the 2009 season. He is currently a member of the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League.
Willie Parker was not traded, nor was he released, because he had no contract for 2010. His contract expired at the end of the 2009 season and the Steelers did not renew it. The team let Willie test the free agency market, where he was signed by the Washington Redskins on April 2, 2010.
"fast" Willie Parker is a running back for the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers. Parker was signed as an undrafted free agent out of the University of North Carolina. He scored on a 75-yard touchdown run in Super Bowl XL, which is the longest rushing play in Super Bowl history. He has won two Super Bowls titles with the Steelers, in Super Bowl XL and XLIII.
As of the 2007 season, the longest run from the line of scrimmage in a Super Bowl is 75 yards by Willie Parker of the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XL.
Following the 2011 season, the Steelers released Hines Ward and Aaron Smith. Both players retired in 2012.Along with Ward and Smith, past players such as Kordell Stewart, Joey Porter, Willie Parker and Marvel Smith have all retired as Pittsburgh Steelers in 2012.