Jeff Perrett (born March 23, 1984) is a former
Canadian football
Canadian football () is a sport played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposing team's scoring area ( ...
offensive tackle. Aside from spending the final off-season (2017) of his career with the
Toronto Argonauts
The Toronto Argonauts (officially the Toronto Argonaut Football Club and colloquially known as the Argos) are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), based in Toronto, Ontario ...
, Perrett spent the rest of his CFL career (2006-2016) with the
Montreal Alouettes
The Montreal Alouettes (Canadian French, French: Les Alouettes de Montréal) are a professional Canadian football team based in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1946, the team has folded and been revived twice. The Alouettes compete in the Canadian F ...
. He was drafted by the Montreal Alouettes in the third round of the
2006 CFL Draft
The 2006 CFL Draft took place on Thursday, April 20, 2006. 50 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities
Universities in Canada are established and operate under provincial and territorial government charters, ...
. Perrett appeared in 166 regular-season games with Montreal and helped the team win two Grey Cups during his tenure. He played
college football for the
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
The Golden Hurricane are the athletic teams that represent the University of Tulsa. These teams are referred to as the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (or variously as TU or Tulsa). Before adopting the name Golden Hurricane in 1922, the University of Tul ...
. Perrett was the East Division nominee for the
CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award The Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award is annually awarded to the best offensive lineman in the Canadian Football League. The two nominees for the award are the Leo Dandurand Trophy winner from the East Division, and the DeMarco-Becket Memo ...
in 2014, winning the
Leo Dandurand Trophy The Leo Dandurand Trophy is a Canadian Football League trophy awarded to the Most Outstanding Lineman in the East Division. The winner of this trophy is chosen from a group of nominees, one from each team in the East Division. Either the winner of ...
. On May 1, 2017, at the age of 33, Perret announced his retirement from professional football.
Perrett is a
Latter-day Saint
Mormons are a religious and cultural group related to Mormonism, the principal branch of the Latter Day Saint movement started by Joseph Smith in upstate New York during the 1820s. After Smith's death in 1844, the movement split into sever ...
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References
External links
Montreal Alouettes bioToronto Argonauts bio
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1984 births
Canadian football offensive linemen
Canadian Latter Day Saints
Living people
Montreal Alouettes players
Players of Canadian football from Alberta
Sportspeople from Lethbridge
Toronto Argonauts players
Tulsa Golden Hurricane football players