Justin Perillo
{{Short description|American football player (born 1991)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Justin Perillo
| image = Justin Perillo.jpg
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| caption = Perillo with the Green Bay Packers in 2015
| current_team =
| number =
| position = Tight end
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|1|5}}
| birth_place = Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 250
| high_school = Wilmington (DE) Tatnall
| college = Maine
| undraftedyear = 2014
| pastteams =
- Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|2014}}–{{NFL Year|2016}})
- Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|2016}}–{{NFL Year|2017}})*
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| highlights =
| statweek =
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| statlabel3 = Receptions
| statvalue3 = 15
| statlabel4 = Receiving yards
| statvalue4 = 137
| statlabel5 = Receiving touchdowns
| statvalue5 = 1
}}
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
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 3
| weight = 250
| dash = 4.76
| ten split = 2.70
| twenty split = 1.67
| shuttle = 4.36
| cone drill = 6.98
| vertical = 30.5
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 1
| bench = 19
| wonderlic = 13
| arm span =
| hand span =
| note = All values are from Pro Day{{cite web|url=http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=71308&draftyear=2014&genpos=te|title=Justin Perillo - Maine, TE : 2014 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile|work=NFLDraftScout.com|accessdate=August 19, 2016}}{{Cite web|url=https://thepowersweep.com/packers-wonderlic-score-database|title = Packers Wonderlic Score Database — the Power Sweep (Green Bay Packers)}}
}}
=Green Bay Packers=
After going undrafted in the 2014 NFL draft, Perillo signed with the Green Bay Packers on May 12, 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-1/packers-announce-roster-moves/eccf9325-6efb-44e3-af47-2986838acf65|title=Packers announce roster moves|work=Packers.com|date=May 12, 2014|accessdate=August 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819145301/http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-1/packers-announce-roster-moves/eccf9325-6efb-44e3-af47-2986838acf65|archive-date=August 19, 2016|url-status=dead}} On August 30, 2014, he was released by the Packers during final team cuts.{{cite web|url=http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-roster-moves/article-1/packers-release-18-place-four-on-ir/6239e8e3-a394-4112-9d0d-58695aba93b0|title=Packers release 18, place four on IR|work=Packers.com|date=August 30, 2014|accessdate=August 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819151219/http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-roster-moves/article-1/packers-release-18-place-four-on-ir/6239e8e3-a394-4112-9d0d-58695aba93b0|archive-date=August 19, 2016|url-status=dead}} Perillo was signed to the Packers' practice squad the following day.{{cite web|url=http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-roster-moves/article-1/packers-announce-practice-squad/e8be75b4-0795-4473-bab7-7e8b8e468666|title=Packers announce practice squad|work=Packers.com|date=August 31, 2014|accessdate=August 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819170831/http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-roster-moves/article-1/packers-announce-practice-squad/e8be75b4-0795-4473-bab7-7e8b8e468666|archive-date=August 19, 2016|url-status=dead}} He was signed from the practice squad to the active roster on November 15, 2014,{{cite web|url=http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-press-release/article-1/packers-sign-te-justin-perillo-to-active-roster/62395a1e-d57b-488b-8941-bd66ed815807|title=Packers sign TE Justin Perillo to active roster|work=Packers.com|date=November 15, 2014|accessdate=August 19, 2016|archive-date=August 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819155745/http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-press-release/article-1/packers-sign-te-justin-perillo-to-active-roster/62395a1e-d57b-488b-8941-bd66ed815807|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-roster-moves/article-1/heres-the-packers-53-man-roster/7cb25cd9-8a9f-4bd5-98fc-87ad661bb623|title=Here's the Packers' 53-man roster|work=Packers.com|date=September 5, 2015|accessdate=August 19, 2016|archive-date=March 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170328061856/http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-roster-moves/article-1/heres-the-packers-53-man-roster/7cb25cd9-8a9f-4bd5-98fc-87ad661bb623|url-status=dead}} On September 7, 2015, he was again signed to the Packers' practice squad.{{cite web|url=http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-press-release/article-1/packers-sign-wr-james-jones-assemble-practice-squad/98ef2e25-4d9e-49a7-8dd7-c4456e38bd25|title=Packers sign WR James Jones, assemble practice squad|work=Packers.com|date=September 7, 2015|accessdate=August 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817150408/http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-press-release/article-1/packers-sign-wr-james-jones-assemble-practice-squad/98ef2e25-4d9e-49a7-8dd7-c4456e38bd25|archive-date=August 17, 2016|url-status=dead}} Perillo was signed from the practice squad to the active roster on October 14, 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-press-release/article-1/packers-sign-te-justin-perillo-to-active-roster-s-sean-richardson-placed-on-ir/3f3692f0-63d0-41a9-a8f9-92f2522013c9|title=Packers sign TE Justin Perillo to active roster; S Sean Richardson placed on I.R.|work=Packers.com|date=October 14, 2015|accessdate=August 19, 2016|archive-date=August 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819165133/http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-press-release/article-1/packers-sign-te-justin-perillo-to-active-roster-s-sean-richardson-placed-on-ir/3f3692f0-63d0-41a9-a8f9-92f2522013c9|url-status=dead}} He recorded his first NFL reception, a 21-yard sideline catch from Aaron Rodgers in a Week 6 game against the San Diego Chargers.{{cite web|url=http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-1/same-path-new-production-for-justin-perillo/59793186-0f9a-4d9b-bd53-5cd09a65155d|title=Same path, new production for Justin Perillo|work=Packers.com|accessdate=August 19, 2016|archive-date=August 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819153449/http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-1/same-path-new-production-for-justin-perillo/59793186-0f9a-4d9b-bd53-5cd09a65155d|url-status=dead}} 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.
=Chicago Bears=
On November 29, 2016, Perillo was signed to the Bears' practice squad.{{cite web|title=Bears Promote Rookie Receiver Daniel Braverman To Active Roster|url=http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/11/29/bears-promote-rookie-receiver-daniel-braverman-to-active-roster/|website=Chicago.CBSlocal.com|date=November 29, 2016}} He re-signed with the team on February 10, 2017.{{cite web|title=Bears sign tight end Justin Perillo|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/02/10/bears-sign-tight-end-justin-perillo/|author=Gantt, Darin|website=ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com|date=February 10, 2017}} On May 1, 2017, Perillo was waived by the Bears.{{cite web|title=Bears ink Boggs, waive six players|url=https://www.chicagobears.com/news/bears-ink-boggs-waive-six-players-18813260|author=Mayer, Larry|website=ChicagoBears.com|date=May 1, 2017}}
=Statistics=
Source: [http://www.nfl.com/player/justinperillo/2550243/profile NFL.com]
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||||||
| rowspan="2"|Year | rowspan="2"|Team | rowspan="2"|G | rowspan="2"|GS | colspan="5"|Receiving | colspan="2"|Fumbles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FUM | Lost |
| colspan=11|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 | |||||
| colspan="2"|Total || 20 || 1 || 15 || 137 || 9.1 || 24 || 1 || 0 || 0 | ||||||
| colspan=11|Postseason | ||||||
| 2015 | GB
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||
| colspan="2"|Total || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |
References
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External links
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- [http://www.packers.com/team/roster/justin-perillo/2ea4dec7-ad68-4352-9f42-f7f475dba063 Green Bay Packers bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819160609/http://www.packers.com/team/roster/justin-perillo/2ea4dec7-ad68-4352-9f42-f7f475dba063/ |date=August 19, 2016 }}
- [http://goblackbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=636 Maine Black Bears bio]
- {{Football stats |nfl=2550243|espn=17231|cbs=2130185|yahoo=28086|pfr=P/PeriJu00}}
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Category:Players of American football from Wilmington, Delaware
Category:American football tight ends
Category:Maine Black Bears football players