John Parker Romo

John Parker Romo (born August 24, 1997) is an American football placekicker for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Central Arkansas, Tulsa, and Virginia Tech.[1] He has also played for the San Antonio Brahmas of the XFL, where he was selected to the All-XFL team following the 2023 XFL season.

John Parker Romo
Detroit Lions
Position:Placekicker
Personal information
Born: (1997-08-24) August 24, 1997
Peachtree City, Georgia, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Career information
High school:McIntosh
College:
Undrafted:2022
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • All-XFL team (2023)
  • Third-team All-ACC (2021)
Career XFL statistics
Field goals made:17
Field goals attempted:19
Field goal %:89.5%

College career

2016

As a true freshman, Romo served mostly as a kickoff specialist for Central Arkansas; He finished the season with 2,556 yards on 44 kickoffs, with 7 touchbacks in 8 games played, averaging 58.1 yards per kickoff. He did not make his only field goal attempt.[2]

2018

Romo spent his sophomore season at Tulsa after transferring from Central Arkansas between semesters. He was a walk-on player for Tulsa, where he again handled mostly kickoff duties for the first half of the season. He handled most kicking duties during the second half of the season.[3]

Romo finished the season with 3,602 yards on 59 kickoffs, with 28 touchbacks in 12 games played, averaging 61.1 yards per kickoff. He made 2 of his 5 field goals and had 1 blocked attempt. He fared betted with extra point's and finished the season with 17 extra points made on 18 attempts.[3]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span
5 ft 11+1⁄8 in
(1.81 m)		 176 lb
(80 kg)		 29+3⁄8 in
(0.75 m)		 8+3⁄8 in
(0.21 m)
All values from Pro Day[4]

New Orleans Saints

Following the conclusion of the 2022 NFL Draft, the New Orleans Saints signed Romo as an undrafted free agent out of Virginia Tech on May 16, 2022.[5] He was cut on August 15, 2022 and was re-signed four days later on August 19.[5][6]

San Antonio Brahmas

Romo was signed by the San Antonio Brahmas for the 2023 XFL season. He played all 10 of the Brahmas games and finished the season with 17 field goals made out of 19 attempted for 51 total points.[7] He was named to the 2023 All-XFL team on May 8.[8] Romo held the XFL record for the longest field goal, before Donny Hageman broke his 57 yard field goal with a 59 yarder against the Houston Roughnecks.

Detroit Lions

On May 15, 2023, Romo signed with the Detroit Lions following a successful tryout.[9][10][11]

References
  1. "Is John Parker Romo related to Tony Romo? Meet Brahmas kicker making XFL debut". Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  2. "John Parker Romo - 2016 - Football". University of Central Arkansas Athletics. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  3. "John Parker Romo - Football". Tulsa. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  4. "2022 NFL Draft Scout John Parker Romo College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  5. "John Parker Romo NFL Stats & News". www.rotowire.com. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  6. Alper, Josh (2022-08-19). "Saints put Forrest Lamp on IR, sign John Parker Romo". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  7. "Player Detail". www.xfl.com. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  8. "2023 All-XFL Team Revealed". www.xfl.com. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  9. https://twitter.com/AaronWilson_NFL/status/1658234379892666371
  10. Booher, Christian. "What Lions Are Getting in Kicker John Parker Romo". Sports Illustrated Detroit Lions News, Analysis and More.
  11. "Detroit Lions sign former XFL kicker John Parker Romo after minicamp tryout". Detroit Free Press.
  • Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · ESPN
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