DeVante Parker got a hero’s welcome at his alma mater Tuesday night.

During halftime of Ballard High School’s boys basketball game against Jeffersontown, Parker had his No. 1 football jersey retired and was presented with a framed jersey.

Parker, who recently completed his fourth season as a wide receiver with the Miami Dolphins, is a 2011 Ballard graduate who went on to play at the University of Louisville.

“It’s a great day,” said Parker, who had 68 catches for 1,793 yards and 19 touchdowns as a senior in 2010 and was a Mr. Football finalist. “When you’re young, you don’t think that could ever happen to you. I’m just blessed. High school was fun. Those were some of the best years of my life.”

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Parker posted 24 catches for 309 yards and one touchdown in 11 games during the 2018 season. He missed five games during the first half of the season with finger and quadriceps injuries.

Parker’s future with the Dolphins is uncertain. Last spring the team exercised its fifth-year option on his contract, worth $9.4 million for the 2019 season. However, the Dolphins could cut Parker or bring him back on a less-expensive contract.

Miami fired head coach Adam Gase last month. New England Patriots defensive coordinator Brian Flores is expected to be named the Dolphins’ new head coach after the Super Bowl.

“Whoever I’m with, we’ve got to win a Super Bowl, sooner than later,” Parker said. “If it was up to me, I’d like to stay (with Miami). But it’s a business, so we have to wait and see what happens.”

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