Kent Perkins

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Kent Perkins
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Perkins with the Lions in 2022
No. 59 – BC Lions
Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1994-11-19) November 19, 1994 (age 29)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school: Dallas (TX) Lake Highlands
College: Texas
Undrafted: 2017
Career history
Roster status:Active
CFL status:American
Career NFL statistics
Games played:1
Games started:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Kent Perkins (born November 19, 1994) is an American gridiron football offensive tackle for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

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College career

Perkins played college football for the Texas Longhorns. [1]

Professional career

Cincinnati Bengals

Perkins signed with the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017. [2] He was waived on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [3] [4] He was promoted to the active roster on December 22, 2017. [5] On September 1, 2018, Perkins was waived by the Bengals and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [6] [7] He was promoted to the active roster on December 28, 2018. [8] On August 13, 2019, Perkins was waived by the Bengals after announcing his retirement. [9]

St. Louis BattleHawks

In October 2019, Perkins returned to football when he was drafted by the St. Louis BattleHawks in the 2020 XFL Draft. [10] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020. [11]

The Spring League

Perkins was selected by the Alphas of The Spring League during its player selection draft on October 11, 2020. [12]

BC Lions

Perkins signed with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on December 29, 2020. [1] After an injury to veteran offensive tackle Ryker Mathews, Perkins was thrust into the starting role. He thrived in his first season in the league, and was the club’s nominee for CFL Most Outstanding Lineman. [13] Early in the 2022 season, on July 7, 2022, Perkins and the Lions agreed to a new two-year contract extension. [14]

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References

  1. 1 2 Baker, Matt (December 29, 2020). "Gamboa Signs Two-Year Extension With Lions". BCLions.com. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  2. ↑ Marcum, Jason (May 5, 2017). "Undrafted Free Agents 2017: Bengals announce college free agent signings, tryouts". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  3. ↑ Toback, Rebecca (September 2, 2017). "NFL roster cuts 2017: Cincinnati Bengals 53-man roster". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  4. ↑ Hobson, Geoff (September 3, 2017). "Elliott, DeShawn Williams return on practice squad". Bengals.com. Archived from the original on October 13, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  5. ↑ Marcum, Jason (December 22, 2017). "Nick Vigil put on injured reserve; Kent Perkins signed from practice squad". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Bengals Establish Roster of 53 Players". Bengals.com. September 1, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Andrew Brown, Russell Signed to Practice Squad". Bengals.com. September 2, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Bengals Make Player Moves Before Week 17". Bengals.com. December 28, 2018. Archived from the original on December 28, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Bengals waive OT Kent Perkins, who intends to retire". Cincy Jungle. August 13, 2019.
  10. ↑ Bender, Bill (October 21, 2019). "XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league". Sporting News . Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  11. ↑ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  12. ↑ @TheSpringLeague (October 12, 2020). "The Alphas #TSL2020 Offensive Line" (Tweet). Retrieved November 3, 2020– via Twitter.
  13. ↑ "'Next Man Up' Perkins Ready For Bigger Strides In Year Two". BC Lions. April 26, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  14. ↑ 3Down Staff (July 7, 2022). "Perks of the job: Lions ink right tackle Kent Perkins to two-year extension". 3DownNation. Retrieved July 8, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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