He was not selected in the 2012 NFL draft, but signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent.

[1] Parks attended Creekside High School in Fairburn, Georgia, where he was teammates with Eric Berry and Rokevious Watkins.

After being cut by the Seattle Seahawks prior to the start of the 2014-2015 NFL Season, Parks signed to the teams' practice squad on September 7, 2014.

[3] After being released by the Seattle Seahawks, Parks was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad on November 26, 2014.

[8] Parks signed with the Orlando Apollos of the Alliance of American Football on February 11, 2019, after Jacob Pugh was placed on injured reserve.