Kent Perkins
No. 59 – BC Lions | |||||
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Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||
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Born: | Dallas, Texas | November 19, 1994||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||
Weight: | 305 lb (138 kg) | ||||
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High school: | Dallas (TX) Lake Highlands | ||||
College: | Texas | ||||
Undrafted: | 2017 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||
CFL status: | American | ||||
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Kent Perkins (born November 19, 1994) is an American football offensive tackle for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Texas.
Professional career[]
Perkins signed with the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017.[1] He was waived on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[2][3] He was promoted to the active roster on December 22, 2017.[4]
On September 1, 2018, Perkins was waived by the Bengals and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[5][6] He was promoted to the active roster on December 28, 2018.[7]
On August 13, 2019, Perkins was waived by the Bengals after announcing his retirement.[8]
In October 2019, Perkins returned to football when he was drafted by the St. Louis BattleHawks in the 2020 XFL Draft.[9] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[10]
Perkins was selected by the Alphas of The Spring League during its player selection draft on October 11, 2020.[11] He signed with the BC Lions of the CFL on December 29, 2020.[12]
References[]
- ^ Marcum, Jason (May 5, 2017). "Undrafted Free Agents 2017: Bengals announce college free agent signings, tryouts". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- ^ Toback, Rebecca (September 2, 2017). "NFL roster cuts 2017: Cincinnati Bengals 53-man roster". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- ^ Hobson, Geoff (September 3, 2017). "Elliott, DeShawn Williams return on practice squad". Bengals.com. Archived from the original on October 13, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- ^ Marcum, Jason (December 22, 2017). "Nick Vigil put on injured reserve; Kent Perkins signed from practice squad". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- ^ "Bengals Establish Roster of 53 Players". Bengals.com. September 1, 2018.
- ^ "Andrew Brown, Russell Signed to Practice Squad". Bengals.com. September 2, 2018.
- ^ "Bengals Make Player Moves Before Week 17". Bengals.com. December 28, 2018.
- ^ "Bengals waive OT Kent Perkins, who intends to retire". Cincy Jungle. August 13, 2019.
- ^ Bender, Bill (October 21, 2019). "XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league". Sporting News. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ @TheSpringLeague (October 11, 2020). "The Alphas #TSL2020 Offensive Line" (Tweet). Retrieved November 3, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ Baker, Matt (December 29, 2020). "Gamboa Signs Two-Year Extension With Lions". BCLions.com. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
External links[]
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from Dallas
- Players of Canadian football from Dallas
- American football offensive tackles
- Texas Longhorns football players
- Cincinnati Bengals players
- St. Louis BattleHawks players
- The Spring League players
- BC Lions players