Kent Perkins Explained

Kent Perkins
Current Team:BC Lions
Number:59
Position:Offensive tackle
Birth Date:19 November 1994
Birth Place:Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lbs:305
High School:Dallas (TX) Lake Highlands
College:Texas
Undraftedyear:2017
Pastteams:
Status:Active
Cflstatus:American
Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:1
Statlabel2:Games started
Pfr:PerkKe00

Kent Perkins (born November 19, 1994) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

College career

Perkins played college football for the Texas Longhorns.

Professional career

Cincinnati Bengals

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]

St. Louis BattleHawks

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]

The Spring League

Perkins was selected by the Alphas of The Spring League during its player selection draft on October 11, 2020.[11]

BC Lions

Perkins signed with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on December 29, 2020.[12] After an injury to veteran offensive tackle Ryker Mathews, Perkins was thrust into the starting role. He thrived in his first season in the league, and was the club’s nominee for CFL Most Outstanding Lineman.[13] Early in the 2022 season, on July 7, 2022, Perkins and the Lions agreed to a new two-year contract extension.[14]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Undrafted Free Agents 2017: Bengals announce college free agent signings, tryouts. Marcum, Jason. CincyJungle.com. May 5, 2017. December 27, 2017.
  2. Web site: NFL roster cuts 2017: Cincinnati Bengals 53-man roster. Toback, Rebecca. CincyJungle.com. September 2, 2017. December 27, 2017.
  3. Web site: Elliott, DeShawn Williams return on practice squad. https://web.archive.org/web/20171013173439/http://www.bengals.com/news/article-1/Elliott-DeShawn-Williams-return-on-practice-squad/b1860d51-dc9b-4b71-ad8b-d3225052bfc3. dead. October 13, 2017. Hobson, Geoff. Bengals.com. September 3, 2017. December 27, 2017.
  4. Web site: Nick Vigil put on injured reserve; Kent Perkins signed from practice squad. Marcum, Jason. CincyJungle.com. December 22, 2017. December 27, 2017.
  5. Web site: Bengals Establish Roster of 53 Players. Bengals.com. September 1, 2018.
  6. Web site: Andrew Brown, Russell Signed to Practice Squad. Bengals.com. September 2, 2018.
  7. Web site: Bengals Make Player Moves Before Week 17. Bengals.com. December 28, 2018. December 28, 2018. December 28, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181228200136/https://www.bengals.com/news/bengals-make-player-moves-before-week-17. dead.
  8. Web site: Bengals waive OT Kent Perkins, who intends to retire. Cincy Jungle. August 13, 2019.
  9. Web site: Bender. Bill. XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league. Sporting News. October 21, 2019. October 23, 2019.
  10. News: Condotta, Bob . XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue . SeattleTimes.com . April 10, 2020 . July 17, 2020.
  11. TheSpringLeague . The Alphas #TSL2020 Offensive Line . 1315446487736819713 . October 11, 2020 . November 3, 2020.
  12. News: Baker, Matt . Gamboa Signs Two-Year Extension With Lions . BCLions.com . December 29, 2020 . December 29, 2020.
  13. Web site: 2022-04-26 . 'Next Man Up' Perkins Ready For Bigger Strides In Year Two . 2022-07-08 . BC Lions . en.
  14. Web site: 3Down Staff . 2022-07-07 . Perks of the job: Lions ink right tackle Kent Perkins to two-year extension . 2022-07-08 . 3DownNation . en-US.

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