Silver And Black Pride
Apparently, whenever I’ve referenced Dylan Parham’s weight of 285 pounds in the past, I was way off.
Specifically, 47 pounds off the mark.
The Las Vegas Raiders left guard cleared the air during his post-practice media session this past Sunday regarding his weight and the team’s official website now shows what he tips the scale at.
“Yeah, that was like my college weight. Which is crazy, because I don’t know why it didn’t get updated,” Parham explained. “I haven’t been 285 probably since my sophomore or junior year in college. So, I don’t know where the 285 came from, but I was like, maybe that’ll help me, because they think I’m light or something, but I haven’t been that light in a minute.”
A bit of skepticism is warranted. The Raiders did list Parham at 285 last season and the years prior. Hence why the follow-up question regarding the Memphis product’s weight sounded comical.
“I was like, 325-ish last year. So, I was like, couple extra pounds,” Parham answered when asked if he had gained any weight after looking like he hadn’t. “And then I know, with the heat out here, it’s going to be natural that I lose some. And so being in a position of where I don’t lose too much and still be in a good spot for when the season starts, that’s what I’ve been looking forward to.”
The soon-to-be 26-year-old (on Aug. 24) offensive lineman is locked in at left guard for the Raiders and the third-round pick (90th overall) in the 2022 NFL Draft is ready to roll under the new regime of general manager John Spytek and head coach Pete Carroll. While there’s still a competition at center and right guard between Jordan Meredith and Jackson Powers-Johnson — Meredith seems to be the frontrunner at pivot after JPJ was expected to be the key cog in the middle — Parham, left tackle Kolton Miller and right tackle DJ Glaze look set in stone to be among the starting five.
When asked specifically about how Las Vegas offensive line is coming together, Parham noted the team has “a new starting center”. Which is a bit telling. He was of course referring to Meredith and highlighted what makes the undrafted free agent out of Western Kentucky a standout at pivot.
“First of all, Jordan has been my guy since I first got here. So, I’ve just been able to see his growth since my rookie year. I’m excited for him to get opportunity to come out here and play and represent the Raiders. He’s a great communicator, man. So, I mean, he communicates, he tells you exactly what you need to do. He makes it very simplistic for everybody else on the offense line to get to where we need to go,” Parham explained. “So that’s something that you want to look for in a center. Just understanding the defense, understanding what it is that we’re trying to do as offense, and then...
