| Fred Perry | |
| Birth Date: | 5 January 1975 |
| Birth Place: | Fort Smith, Arkansas |
| Team: | Free Agent |
| Number: | -- |
| Status: | Active |
| Import: | yes |
| Position1: | Defensive end |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lb: | 240 |
| College: | Southern Arkansas |
| Playing Years1: | – |
| Playing Team1: | Toronto Argonauts |
| Playing Team2: | Edmonton Eskimos |
| Playing Years3: | 2001 |
| Playing Team3: | Birmingham Thunderbolts |
| Playing Years4: | 2002 |
| Playing Team4: | Atlanta Falcons |
| Playing Team5: | Ottawa Renegades |
| Playing Team6: | Calgary Stampeders |
| Playing Years7: | – |
| Playing Team7: | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| Playing Team8: | Edmonton Eskimos |
| Playing Team9: | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Career Footnotes: | |
| Cflallstar: | , |
| Cflwestallstar: | , |
| Cfl: | 64 |
| Nfl: | PER563587 |
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.
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.
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]