My client and friend Eric Parker of the San Diego Chargers was released by the team yesterday after 6 years of being the Chargers' most productive wide receiver.
Even though Parker missed the entire 2007 season, his 170 receptions since 2003 rank third on the team behind Antonio Gates and LaDainian Tomlinson. Teammates consistently ranked him as the team's hardest worker.
But his high salary, a toe injury that kept him out all of last season and might hamper him further, and the Chargers' abundance of receivers conspired to bring his six-year career in San Diego to a close yesterday.
Back in 2004, I helped Eric and his wife, Nadia, fix their credit and got them into a property in San Diego.
Eric is a real nice, down-to-earth person. He was very grateful for what I was able to do for him and referred a lot of clients to me over the years since.
I'm sure he'll land with another NFL team and continue his career for a few more years.
