Tab Perry
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| Free Agent — No. -- | |
| Wide receiver | |
| Date of birth: January 20, 1982 | |
| Place of birth: Pennsylvania | |
| Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Weight: 208 lb (94 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2005 for the Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Career history | |
| College: UCLA | |
| NFL Draft: 2005 / Round: 6 / Pick: 190 | |
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| Current status: Free Agent | |
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
Tab Wilson Perry (born January 20, 1982 in Pennsylvania) is an American football wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at UCLA.
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[edit] Early years
Perry played wide receiver and safety at Milpitas High School.
[edit] College career
During his first three seasons at UCLA, he played wide receiver. He worked hard over the summer, attending classes at three small schools in between his junior and senior year, to remain eligible to play football at UCLA. Once it was vacated, he wore the number 3 for his senior year.
[edit] Professional career
[edit] Cincinnati Bengals
Perry was expected to go somewhere around the third to fifth round of the 2005 NFL Draft, but fell to the Bengals in the sixth round. Most teams saw him primarily as a kick returner, because that was his specialty at UCLA (where he set numerous records).
Perry was used primarily as a kick returner for his first year with the Bengals. He earned special teams player of the week in a victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers due in part to a long kick return that set up the game clinching touchdown.
Perry finished the 2005 season with a franchise record 1,562 kickoff return yards, and 2 touchdowns on offense, assisting the team to an 11-5 record and their first playoff appearance in over a decade. Perry was also the starting returner for the Bengals in 2006, but he suffered a season ending injury in the second game of the year.
[edit] Miami Dolphins
On March 15, 2008, Perry signed a one-year deal worth just under $1 million with the Miami Dolphins. On May 24, he suffered a torn Achilles' tendon. He was waived/injured by the Dolphins four days later.
