devante parker

Devante Parker's mom didn't want him coming to Cleveland.

(Garry Jones, Associated Press)

BEREA, Ohio -- Another year, another Louisville player that didn't want to play for Cleveland.

Or at least a player this year who's mom didn't want him to.

DeVante Parker's mom made it clear she didn't want her son playing for the Browns Friday in an interview with the Miami Herald.

"We didn't want him going to Cleveland," Raneca Parker said Friday, a day after the Dolphins selected Parker No. 14 overall. "They don't have a team, really, or a quarterback. I knew I didn't want the Cleveland Browns.

"I know the teams the teams he could go to and the teams he couldn't go to. We were happy with the Miami Dolphins. He was very ecstatic. We're happy, we love the weather."

The Browns passed on Parker at No. 12, selecting Washington nosetackle Danny Shelton instead.

A league source said the Browns had no idea Parker's mom didn't want him to play for them when they passed on him.

The Vikings, who have Parker's former Louisville quarterback Teddy Bridgewater as their starter, also passed on him at No. 11.

Last year, Bridgewater also said he didn't want to play for the Browns, who passed on him when they traded up from No. 26 to No. 22 and selected Johnny Manziel.

A source told Northeast Ohio Media Group in January that Bridgewater didn't want to come here because he knew not everyone was on board with drafting him. Another source told NEOMG that former Browns offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan was not in favor of drafting Bridgewater.

In his press conference, Parker said he was pretty sure the Vikings were going to take him at No. 11.

Parker missed seven games with a foot injury last season, which was a red flag for some teams. The Dolphins said they were comfortable with the medical report.

Parker was one of the Browns' 30 pre-draft visits to Cleveland.