Fred Perry (football player)
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| Fred Perry | |
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| Date of birth: | January 5, 1975 |
| Place of birth: | Fort Smith, Arkansas |
| Career information | |
| Status: | Active |
| CFL status: | Import |
| Position(s): | Defensive end |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Jersey №: | 41 |
| College: | Southern Arkansas University |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1999–2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005–2007 2008-present |
Toronto Argonauts Edmonton Eskimos St. Louis Rams Ottawa Renegades Calgary Stampeders Saskatchewan Roughriders Edmonton Eskimos |
| Career highlights and Awards | |
| CFL All-Star: | 2006, 2007 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at CFL.ca | |
Fred Perry is a Canadian Football League defensive player for the Edmonton Eskimos.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
In 2006, Perry was second in the CFL in quarterback sacks and was named to the CFL All-Star team. [1] 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 CFL Draft choice. It was reported that, after re-signing with the Roughriders shortly after the 95th Grey Cup, Perry had repeatedly asked for a signing bonus or cash advance that General Manager Eric Tillman could not do for salary cap reasons.[2][3][4]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Official CFL Bio
- ^ Hall, Vicki. "Perry sets sights on new targets", Edmonton Journal, 2008-02-10.
- ^ Vanstone, Rob. "Perry deal was an unfortunate necessity", Regina Leader-Post, 2008-02-09.
- ^ Vanstone, Rob. "Cap crunch squeezes Perry", Regina Leader-Post, 2008-02-09.
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