Roscoe Parrish (born July 16, 1982) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver and kick returner.
He then attended the University of Miami and converted to the wide receiver position and finished his college career with 81 receptions.
[3] After the departures of both Owens and Josh Reed in free agency, Parrish resumed his role as a prominent receiver for the Bills.
In just 8 games, he caught a career-high 400 receiving yards on 33 catches with two touchdowns before suffering a season-ending hand injury against the Chicago Bears that would require surgery.
[6] Later that same day, Parrish was signed by the Oakland Raiders, who needed a returner to fill in for a hurt Jacoby Ford.
[7] However, in the following preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks, Parrish fumbled both punt return attempts, did not see the field again, and was cut the following day.
On September 25, 2012, Parrish was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to replace Jordan Shipley as the team's kick returner.
On August 12, 2019, Parrish was arrested in Fort Lauderdale, Florida with criminal charges of stalking and written threats to kill.