Justin Perillo
 Perillo with the Green Bay Packers in 2015 | |||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
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| 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 former professional football tight end. 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 from NFL.com · ESPN · CBS Sports · Yahoo Sports · Pro Football Reference