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Cody Parkey – September 18, 2017 Download PDF version

Monday, September 18, 2017

K Cody Parkey

(Growing up as a Dolphins fan, would you ever watch games and see Uwe von Schamann or one of their other kickers kick a field goal and think, ‘That could be me someday’? Did that thought ever go through your mind?) – “At the time, no. Of course not. But yes, growing up and watching Olindo Mare and all of those guys, watching those guys kick, I always thought it would be pretty cool to do so. Now I’m here, so it’s awesome.”

(You’re 6-for-6 from 50 yards and beyond. I know it’s not a huge sample size, but how much confidence does that give you from that mark?) – “Yes. I’m very confident in all of my kicks in that range and in. I kind of treat them all the same. I’ve been very fortunate that they’re falling for me from that range, so I just continue to stick to my routine and go from there.”

(Being a relatively local person from Jupiter, what’s this like to kick a game-winning field goal for your home team?) – “It’s cool. It’s still sinking in a little bit; but at the same time, I’m a guy that’s like ‘Alright, let’s go to the next game now.’ It’s in the past now. It happened yesterday, so I’m already looking forward to going and getting a win vs. the Jets.”

(Did you used to go to Dolphins games?) – “Yes, we would go to like one per year. Nothing crazy, but Sunday when 1 p.m. hits, we were glued to the TV.”

(As a kid, were there times when you were envisioning kicking a game-winning field goal for the Dolphins one day?) – “I just remember watching a couple of scenarios like that, like that would be cool. I never pictured myself doing it, per se; but as I got better at kicking growing up, I was like ‘Yes, that would be pretty cool to play for the Dolphins.’ So yes, it was something I obviously never really thought would happen; but I’m here and it’s pretty cool.”

(How did you get interested in kicking and when did you start) – “I started in sixth grade. I played Pop Warner football. I played offensive line, linebacker, and kicker, and then in high school I just kicked, and then I got into kicking camps. My dad was really the one that showed a lot of dedication in me. He always motivated me, so I went out there and practiced really hard and I got to where I’m at today.”

(Did you find your teammates being nicer to you today than they were before yesterday?) – “Oh, yeah! (Laughter) No, they were cool. I think they all learned my name yesterday. (laughter) I still haven’t been here too long so it’s pretty cool. It was awesome. It was really awesome.”

(Anybody make the mistake and call you Parker?) – “I’ve had a lot of people do that, but nobody on the team, no. (laughter)”

(Your confidence in the 50 yarders, is a lot of that built just every day in practice?) – “Yes. You hit those kicks a couple of times in practice. I mostly focus on 50 and in, but there’s always a couple in practice where we hit those. You go in warmups and hit kicks like that and it gets you confident for the game.”

(In practicing from that distance, how often do you make them? What would you say your percentage is of making those kicks?) – “I mean pretty high. Anything that’s within my range that my leg can do, I feel like I’m a pretty accurate kicker. I go out there and try to kick it the same as I would an extra point, and not really try to emphasize it, and I think that’s maybe why I’ve had success. A little bit of luck here and there always helps, but I’m very blessed to be where I’m at.”

(Did Associate Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator Darren Rizzi say anything to you before the kick?) – “Nope. I walked on the field and he kind of knew to let me do my routine and I think that’s the best way to do it. Don’t add any emphasis on it, just go out there and kick it.”

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