Mike Perez (American football)

Comp. / Att.:	1,384 / 2,378
Passing yards:	18,875
TD – INT:	341-84
QB rating:	104.79
Rushing TD:	17

Career Arena statistics
Comp. / Att.:
Comp. / Att.:	1,384 / 2,378
Passing yards:	18,875
TD – INT:	341-84
QB rating:	104.79
Rushing TD:	17
	Player stats at NFL.com · ArenaFan.com

Mike Perez
No. 11
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	March 7, 1965 (age 58); Denver, Colorado
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:	South (Denver, Colorado)
College:	San Jose State (1985-1987)
NFL Draft:	1988 / Round: 7 / Pick: 175
Career history
	New York Giants (1988); Houston Oilers (1990); Frankfurt Galaxy (1991); New York Giants (1991) ; Kansas City Chiefs (1991); New York Giants (1991); Frankfurt Galaxy (1992); Denver Broncos (1993); Albany Firebirds (1994–1996); New York CityHawks/New England Sea Wolves (1997–1999);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	3× Second team All-Arena (1994, 1995, 1996);
Career NFL statistics
Comp. / Att.:	Michael Paul Perez (born March 7, 1963) is a former American football quarterback. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the seventh round of the 1988 NFL Draft. Perez played college football at San Jose State and has also been a member of the Houston Oilers, Frankfurt Galaxy, Kansas City Chiefs, Denver Broncos, Albany Firebirds, New York CityHawks and New England Sea Wolves.Contents Early life and college ; Professional career ; New York Giants ; Houston Oilers ; Frankfurt Galaxy ; Denver Broncos ; Arena Football ; Life after football ; See also ; References ; External links ; Early life and college Born and raised in Denver, Perez graduated from Denver South High School in 1983 and attended Taft Junior College in California. In 1985, Perez transferred to San Jose State University. He became starting quarterback in 1986 after redshirting the 1985 season. Perez led the Spartans to the Pacific Coast Athletic Association conference championship and briefly garnered national media attention.Professional careerNew York Giants Perez was selected by the New York Giants in the seventh round (175th overall) of the 1988 NFL Draft. On injured reserve with pulled stomach muscle (September 19, 1988-remainder of season). He was released by the team on August 23, 1989.Houston Oilers Perez was signed by the Houston Oilers on May 14, 1990. He was released on August 6.Frankfurt Galaxy Perez signed with the World League of American Football on January 31, 1991. He was selected by the Frankfurt Galaxy in the first round (third quarterback) of the 1991 WLAF positional draft. Perez was the starting quarterback in all ten regular season games, completing 171 of 357 passes for 2,272 yards and 13 touchdowns. He also rushed 44 times for 189 yards, resulting in a team-leading 4.3 average. Perez suffered only 19 sacks (2nd lowest in the World League) for 115 negative yards and was intercepted 17 times. His best games were at New York/New Jersey where he threw for three touchdowns with a 61 percent completion rate, and at Orlando, where he passed for 346 yards including a 59-yard hurl to Jason Johnson. Perez was also the leading passer for Frankfurt in 1992.Denver Broncos Perez was signed by the Denver Broncos on April 28, 1993. He was released on August 30.Arena Football From 1994-1996 Perez played for the Albany Firebirds, leading the league in touchdowns each year, and earning 2nd team All-Arena honors all three seasons. In 1997 and 1998 he played for the New York CityHawks, as well as in 1999 when the team moved and became the New England Sea Wolves.Life after football Perez currently works in Finance as a Loan Officer at Megastar Financial Corp. 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Career Arena statistics
Comp. / Att.:
Comp. / Att.:	1,384 / 2,378
Passing yards:	18,875
TD – INT:	341-84
QB rating:	104.79
Rushing TD:	17
	Player stats at NFL.com · ArenaFan.com
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	Eric Moore ; Jumbo Elliott ; Sheldon White ; Ricky Shaw ; Jon Carter ; David Houle; Mike Perez ; Danta Whitaker ; Sammy Lilly ; Eric Hickerson; Steve Wilkes; Greg Harris; David Futrell; Brendan McCormack;
v ; t ; e ; NCAA major college football annual passing yards leaders
	1937: Patterson ; 1938: O'Brien ; 1939: Eakin ; 1940: Supulski ; 1941: Schwenk ; 1942: Governali ; 1943: Hoernschemeyer ; 1944: Rickards ; 1945: Dekdebrun ; 1946: Layne ; 1947: Enke ; 1948: Heath ; 1949: O'Malley ; 1950: Heinrich ; 1951: Klosterman ; 1952: Bratkowski ; 1953: Garrett ; 1954: Larson ; 1955: Welsh ; 1956: Brodie ; 1957: Grosscup ; 1958: Duncan ; 1959: Norman ; 1960: Snead ; 1961: Miller ; 1962: Mira ; 1963: Trull ; 1964: Rhome ; 1965: Anderson ; 1966: M. Reed ; 1967: Olivas ; 1968: Cook ; 1969: Shaw ; 1970: Plunkett ; 1971: Huff ; 1972: Strock ; 1973: Freitas ; 1974: Bartkowski ; 1975: Penrose ; 1976: Nielsen ; 1977: Williams ; 1978: Ford ; 1979: Wilson ; 1980: McMahon ; 1981: King ; 1982: Dillon ; 1983: Young ; 1984: Bosco ; 1985: Bosco ; 1986: Perez ; 1987: Santos ; 1988: Mitchell ; 1989: Ware ; 1990: Detmer ; 1991: Detmer ; 1992: Klingler ; 1993: Vargas ; 1994: Walsh ; 1995: Maxwell ; 1996: Wallwork ; 1997: Leaf ; 1998: Rattay ; 1999: Rattay ; 2000: Weinke ; 2001: Da. Carr ; 2002: Kingsbury ; 2003: Symons ; 2004: Cumbie ; 2005: Brennan ; 2006: Brennan ; 2007: Harrell ; 2008: Harrell ; 2009: Keenum ; 2010: Moniz ; 2011: Keenum ; 2012: Florence ; 2013: De. Carr ; 2014: Doughty ; 2015: Doughty ; 2016: Mahomes ; 2017: Rudolph ; 2018: Haskins ; 2019: Burrow ; 2020: Jones ; 2021: Zappe ; 2022: A. Reed ;
v ; t ; e ; San Jose State Spartans starting quarterbacks
	Wilbur V. Hubbard (1925–1928); Roy Zimmerman (1938–1939); Deward Tornell (1940); Allen Hardisty (1941); Jim Jackson (1947); Chuck Hughes (1948); Gene Menges (1948–1950); Lynn Aplanalp (1951–1952); Larry Rice (1953); Benny Pierce (1954); Tony Teresa (1955); Bob Reinhart (1956); Dick Vermeil (1957); Emmett Lee (1958–1959); Mike Jones (1960); Chon Gallegos (1961); Rand Carter (1962–1963); Ken Berry (1964–1965); Danny Holman (1966–1967); Russ Munson (1968); Ivan Lippi (1969–1970); Gary Tomasso (1970); Dave Ellis (1971); Craig Kimball (1972–1974); Roger Profitt (1975); Steve DeBerg (1976); Ed Luther (1977–1979); Steve Clarkson (1980–1982); Jon Carlson (1983, 1985); Bob Frasco (1984); Doug Allen (1985); Mike Perez (1986–1987); Ken Lutz (1988); Matt Veatch (1989, 1991); Ralph Martini (1989–1990); Jeff Garcia (1991–1993); Alli Abrew (1994–1995); Brent Evans (1994); Carl Dean (1995–1996); Brian Vye (1997–1998); Dan O'Dell (1997); Chris Kasteler (1997–1999); Marcus Arroyo (1998, 2000–2001); Clint Carlson (2001); Scott Rislov (2002–2003); Dale Rogers (2004); Adam Tafralis (2004–2007); Myles Eden (2008); Kyle Reed (2008–2009); Sean Flynn (2008); Jordan La Secla (2009–2010); Matt Faulkner (2011); Dasmen Stewart (2011); David Fales (2012–2013); Blake Jurich (2014); Joe Gray (2014–2015); Mitch Ravizza (2014); Kenny Potter (2015–2016); Josh Love (2016–2019); Montel Aaron (2017–2018); Michael Carillo (2018); Nick Starkel (2020–2021); Nick Nash (2021); Chevan Cordeiro (2022–2023);
v ; t ; e ; Frankfurt Galaxy starting quarterbacks
	Mike Perez (1991–1992); Alex Espinoza (1992); Chris Cochrane (1992); Jim Miller (1995); Paul Justin (1995); Steve Pelluer (1996–1997); Chad May (1997); Damon Huard (1998); Jake Delhomme (1999); Pat Barnes (1999–2000); Ted White (2000); Michael Bishop (2001); Lionel Hayes (2001); Kevin Thompson (2001); Joe Hamilton (2002); Bart Hendricks (2002); James Brown (2003); J. T. O'Sullivan (2004, 2007); Kirk Farmer (2004); Akili Smith (2005); Kevin Eakin (2005); Jeff Otis (2006); Craig Ochs (2006);
v ; t ; e ; Albany / Indiana Firebirds starting quarterbacks
	Kyle Mackey (1990); Mark Kamphaus (1990); Tom Porras (1991–1993); John Kaleo (1993); Reggie Collier (1993); Ed Rubbert (1993); Mike Perez (1994–1996); Fred McNair (1994); Mike Pawlawski (1996–2000); Jeff Loots (1999); Raymond Philyaw (2001); John Rayborn (2001); Dameyune Craig (2002); Craig Whelihan (2003); Jose Davis (2003); Jim Ballard (2003); Kevin Daft (2004); Tony Zimmerman (2004); Adrian McPherson (2004);
v ; t ; e ; New York CityHawks / New England Sea Wolves / Toronto Phantoms starting quarterbacks
	Mike Perez (1997–1999); John Kaleo (1999); Chad Salisbury (2000–2002); Tim Carey (2000); Pat O'Hara (2001–2002); Rickey Foggie (2002);