Chiefs veteran Ron Parker knew people were looking for him to make a play. Not just his cohorts on defense. It went deeper than that. He’d given his word to quarterback Patrick Mahomes, and most importantly, Parker had a little girl at home who wanted to see something special from her daddy.
Parker, the safety who is in his sixth season with the Chiefs, re-signed with the team at the end of preseason to help fill the void left by injuries to Daniel Sorensen and Eric Berry. A former Division II college standout who has fought and clawed his way into his eighth NFL season, Parker had never gotten the sweet taste of carrying the ball across the goal line for a score.