Fred Perry (Canadian football)

For other people named Fred Perry, see Fred Perry (disambiguation).

For other people named Perry, see Perry (disambiguation).

Fred Perry

No. --     Free Agent
Date of birth	(1975-01-05) January 5, 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth	Fort Smith, Arkansas
Career information
Status	Active
CFL status	International
Position(s)	DE
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	240 lb (110 kg)
US college	Southern Arkansas
Career history
As player
1999–2000	Toronto Argonauts
2001	Edmonton Eskimos
2001	Birmingham Thunderbolts
2002	Atlanta Falcons*
2003	Ottawa Renegades
2004	Calgary Stampeders
2005–2007	Saskatchewan Roughriders
2008	Edmonton Eskimos
2009	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
*Offseason and/or practice roster member only
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star	2006, 2007
CFL West All-Star	2006, 2007
Career stats
Playing stats at CFL.ca Playing stats at NFL.com

Fred Perry (born January 5, 1975) was a Canadian football defensive end. Perry most recently played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers where his success was limited due to injury.

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. ^[1]

In 2006, Perry was second in the CFL in quarterback sacks and was named to the CFL All-Star team. ^[2] 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. ^[3] 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.

In 2008, Perry saw action in only seven games with the Eskimos, managing just one sack.

On May 15, 2009, Perry was traded from the Edmonton Eskimos to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for DB Kelly Malveaux. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

On March 19, 2010, Perry was released by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. ^[7]

Notes

1. "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2008-10-09. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
2. Official CFL Bio
3. "Eskimos trade for all-star rush end | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
4. Hall, Vicki (2008-02-10). "Perry sets sights on new targets". Edmonton Journal.
5. Vanstone, Rob (2008-02-09). "Perry deal was an unfortunate necessity". Regina Leader-Post. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04.
6. Vanstone, Rob (2008-02-09). "Cap crunch squeezes Perry". Regina Leader-Post. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04.
7. http://www.bluebombers.com/article/blue-bombers-add-offensive-lineman-release-fred-perry Archived 2010-10-15 at the Wayback Machine Blue Bombers add offensive lineman, release Fred Perry