Justin Perillo
 Perillo with the Green Bay Packers in 2015 | |||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born: | January 5, 1991 Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school: | Wilmington (DE) Tatnall | ||||||
| College: | Maine | ||||||
| Position: | Tight end | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||
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Justin Michael Perillo (born January 5, 1991) is an American football tight end who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Maine and was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2014.
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | Wonderlic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
250 lb (113 kg) |
4.76 s | 2.70 s | 1.67 s | 4.36 s | 6.98 s | 30.5 in (0.77 m) |
9 ft 1 in (2.77 m) |
19 reps | 13 | ||
| All values are from Pro Day[1][2] | ||||||||||||
Green Bay Packers
[edit]After going undrafted in the 2014 NFL draft, Perillo signed with the Green Bay Packers on May 12, 2014.[3] On August 30, 2014, he was released by the Packers during final team cuts.[4] Perillo was signed to the Packers' practice squad the following day.[5] He was signed from the practice squad to the active roster on November 15, 2014,[6] where he spent the rest of his rookie season.
For the second straight season, Perillo was released by the Packers during final team cuts on September 5, 2015.[7] On September 7, 2015, he was again signed to the Packers' practice squad.[8] Perillo was signed from the practice squad to the active roster on October 14, 2015.[9] He recorded his first NFL reception, a 21-yard sideline catch from Aaron Rodgers in a Week 6 game against the San Diego Chargers.[10] Perillo had a breakout game against the Detroit Lions in Week 10, where he hauled in five receptions for 58 yards and scored his first NFL touchdown late in the fourth quarter.[10]
On November 19, 2016, Perillo was released by the Packers.[11]
Chicago Bears
[edit]On November 29, 2016, Perillo was signed to the Bears' practice squad.[12] He re-signed with the team on February 10, 2017.[13] On May 1, 2017, Perillo was waived by the Bears.[14]
Statistics
[edit]Source: NFL.com
| Year | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FUM | Lost | ||||
| Regular season | ||||||||||
| 2014 | GB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | GB | 9 | 0 | 11 | 102 | 9.3 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | GB | 9 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 20 | 1 | 15 | 137 | 9.1 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Postseason | ||||||||||
| 2015 | GB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Justin Perillo - Maine, TE : 2014 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
- ^ "Packers Wonderlic Score Database — the Power Sweep (Green Bay Packers)".
- ^ "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. May 12, 2014. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
- ^ "Packers release 18, place four on IR". Packers.com. August 30, 2014. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
- ^ "Packers announce practice squad". Packers.com. August 31, 2014. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
- ^ "Packers sign TE Justin Perillo to active roster". Packers.com. November 15, 2014. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
- ^ "Here's the Packers' 53-man roster". Packers.com. September 5, 2015. Archived from the original on March 28, 2017. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
- ^ "Packers sign WR James Jones, assemble practice squad". Packers.com. September 7, 2015. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
- ^ "Packers sign TE Justin Perillo to active roster; S Sean Richardson placed on I.R." Packers.com. October 14, 2015. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
- ^ a b "Same path, new production for Justin Perillo". Packers.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
- ^ "Packers sign LB Carl Bradford to active roster". Packers.com. November 19, 2016. Archived from the original on November 21, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
- ^ "Bears Promote Rookie Receiver Daniel Braverman To Active Roster". Chicago.CBSlocal.com. November 29, 2016.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (February 10, 2017). "Bears sign tight end Justin Perillo". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (May 1, 2017). "Bears ink Boggs, waive six players". ChicagoBears.com.
External links
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- Green Bay Packers bio Archived August 19, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- Maine Black Bears bio
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · ESPN · CBS Sports · Yahoo! Sports · Pro Football Reference