Fred Perry (Canadian football)

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Fred Perry
No. --     Free Agent
Born: (1975-01-05) January 5, 1975 (age 47)
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Career information
StatusActive
CFL status American
Position(s) DE
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight240 lb (110 kg)
College Southern Arkansas
Career history
As player
19992000 Toronto Argonauts
2001 Edmonton Eskimos
2001 Birmingham Thunderbolts
2002 Atlanta Falcons*
2003 Ottawa Renegades
2004 Calgary Stampeders
20052007 Saskatchewan Roughriders
2008 Edmonton Eskimos
2009 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
*Offseason and/or practice roster member only
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star 2006, 2007
CFL West All-Star 2006, 2007
Career stats

Fred Perry (born January 5, 1975) was a Canadian football defensive end. Perry most recently played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers where his success was limited due to injury.

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College career

Perry attended Southern Arkansas University and played two seasons of football. As a senior, he helped in leading his team to the 1997 Gulf South Conference Championship and was named an NCAA Division II All-American. He previously attended Northeastern Oklahoma College.

Professional career

The bulk of Perry's playing career has been in the CFL, though he spent the entire 2002 season on the injured reserve of the NFL's Atlanta Falcons after being injured in an exhibition game. [1]

In 2006, Perry was second in the CFL in quarterback sacks and was named to the CFL All-Star team. [2] He repeated as an All-Star in 2007 and won the 95th Grey Cup with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

On February 8, 2008, he was traded, along with Saskatchewan's 2008 2nd round CFL Draft choice, to the Edmonton Eskimos. In exchange, the Riders received Steven Jyles and Edmonton's 2008 2nd round draft choice. [3] It was reported that, after re-signing with the Roughriders shortly after the Grey Cup, Perry had repeatedly asked for a signing bonus or cash advance that general manager Eric Tillman could not provide for salary cap reasons.

In 2008, Perry saw action in only seven games with the Eskimos, managing just one sack.

On May 15, 2009, Perry was traded from the Edmonton Eskimos to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for DB Kelly Malveaux. [4] [5] [6]

On March 19, 2010, Perry was released by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. [7]

Notes

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-10-09. Retrieved 2008-09-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Official CFL Bio
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2017-08-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Hall, Vicki (2008-02-10). "Perry sets sights on new targets". Edmonton Journal.
  5. Vanstone, Rob (2008-02-09). "Perry deal was an unfortunate necessity". Regina Leader-Post. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04.
  6. Vanstone, Rob (2008-02-09). "Cap crunch squeezes Perry". Regina Leader-Post. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04.
  7. http://www.bluebombers.com/article/blue-bombers-add-offensive-lineman-release-fred-perry Blue Bombers add offensive lineman, release Fred Perry

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