Fred Perry (gridiron football)

Infobox CFL player
Name=Fred Perry
team=Edmonton Eskimos

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status=Active
import=yes
Position=Defensive end
number=41
College=Southern Arkansas University
DateOfBirth=Birth date and age|1975|01|05
Birthplace=Fort Smith, Arkansas
Height_ft=6
Height_in=1
Weight_lbs=240
playing_years=1999 – 2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005 – 2007
2008 - "present"
playing_teams=Toronto Argonauts
Edmonton Eskimos
Atlanta Falcons*
Ottawa Renegades
Calgary Stampeders
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Edmonton Eskimos
career_highlights=
CFLAllStar=2006, 2007
Awards=
Honors=
Records=
CFL=64
NFL=PER563587
CFHOF=

Fred Perry (born January 5, 1975 in Fort Smith, Arkansas) is a Canadian Football League defensive player for the Edmonton Eskimos.

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. [http://cfl.ca/roster/show/id/64]

In 2006, Perry was second in the CFL in quarterback sacks and was named to the CFL All-Star team. [ [http://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=roster&func=display&ros_id=64 Official CFL Bio] ] 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. 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. [Cite news| url=http://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=newser&func=display&topicnum=&nid=22830&writer=0| title=Perry sets sights on new targets| date=2008-02-10| first= Vicki| last= Hall| publisher=Edmonton Journal] [Cite news| url=http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/story.html?id=18f7ec3a-364c-488a-94af-0d3212f08be3| title=Perry deal was an unfortunate necessity| date=2008-02-09| first=Rob| last=Vanstone| publisher=Regina Leader-Post] [Cite news| url=http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/sports/story.html?id=0ab64a82-6a8f-4aaf-846a-44931e223fee| title=Cap crunch squeezes Perry| date=2008-02-09| first=Rob| last=Vanstone| publisher=Regina Leader-Post]

Notes

External links

* [http://www.fredperry41.com Official Website]