They came three time zones to play their college football, yet it took them four seasons, 48 games and a trip home to finally get on the field together when everything counted.
While none of the University of Washington's most recent injured players -- offensive linemen John Mills and Carver Willis, plus edge rusher Zach Durfee -- are expected to play in Friday's night game against Rutgers, help apparently is on the way.
Once it faces Maryland on Saturday afternoon on the East Coast, the University of Washington football team will return home and turn its attention to a Friday night game against Rutgers in what should be chilly evening for all involved at Husky Stadium.
Defensive tackle Jayvon Parker, in a painstaking recovery from an Achilles tendon tear 11 months ago, practiced with the University of Washington football team on Sunday night, though he still hasn't received medical clearance, coach Jedd Fisch said.
Much to their chagrin, Armon and Jayvon Parker have not been identical twins in Montlake at all. Jayvon has appeared in 25 games for the University of Washington football team -- and Armon in none.
With Saturday night's University of Washington mock football game set to begin, Jayvon Parker walked over to his twin brother, Armon, and began pounding violently on his shoulder pads with both fists.
Jayvon Parker was having the game of his University of Washington football life when it happened. At Rutgers, he came up with a career-best 5 tackles in just over three quarters before he felt the searing pain.
Entering fall camp, the defensive line remains the most questionable position group for the University of Washington football team. Again, it might be the difference between the Huskies being good or great during the upcoming season.
Midway through Husky Pro Day, the Parker brothers in workout clothes sauntered into Dempsey Indoor to have a look at the proceedings, to watch their former teammates audition for the assembled NFL scouts.
As the Parker twins each celebrated their 21st birthday on Monday, the creative staff for the University of Washington football team posted photos on social media of the brothers together at practice, in the weight room and at the Sun Bowl to commemorate the moment.
Jayvon Parker repeatedly got in everyone's way at Rutgers and made plays, with the University of Washington defensive tackle performing as well as anyone at his position across college football this past weekend.
Continuing the string of incredibly bad luck for the University of Washington's football-playing twins, defensive tackle Jayvon Parker suffered an Achilles tendon tear at Rutgers -- and thus joins his brother on the sideline with a season-ending injury.
The outcome of the UW-Rutgers football game was painful enough, but the challenge for injured University of Washington defensive tackle Jayvon Parker to reach the locker room once the game ended seemed like piling on.
Armon Parker, possibly the unluckiest University of Washington football player on the roster, won't play this fall after suffering his second season-ending injury since joining the program three years ago, coach Jedd Fisch confirmed on Thursday.
After practicing in private for a week, the University of Washington football team has emerged with at least one new starter for Saturday night's opener against Weber State, installing junior Jayvon Parker as a first-team defensive tackle in depth charts released on Monday.
By 15 pounds, Armon Parker is the heavier of the twins from Detroit who play defensive tackle for the University of Washington football team. He's also a little quicker, according to the previous Husky coaching staff.
In the cruelest of college football fates, Jayvon Parker has had to go it alone at the University of Washington for long periods without his twin brother and fellow defensive tackle, Armon, standing beside him.
HOUSTON — As the Washington Huskies prepare to take on the Michigan Wolverines, two players on coach Kalen DeBoer's roster with a special connection to the Wolverines are twin defensive tackles Armon and Jayvon Parker.