Kent Perkins

Kent Perkins (born November 19, 1994) is an American football offensive tackle for the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL. He played college football at Texas.

Kent Perkins
No. 76 – St. Louis BattleHawks
Position:Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1994-11-19) November 19, 1994
Dallas, Texas
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school:Dallas (TX) Lake Highlands
College:Texas
Undrafted:2017
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • USA Today High School All-American (2012)
Career NFL statistics as of 2018
Games played:1
Games started:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Professional career

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]

In October 2019, Perkins returned to football when he was drafted by the St. Louis BattleHawks in the 2020 XFL Draft.[9]

References
  1. Marcum, Jason (May 5, 2017). "Undrafted Free Agents 2017: Bengals announce college free agent signings, tryouts". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  2. Toback, Rebecca (September 2, 2017). "NFL roster cuts 2017: Cincinnati Bengals 53-man roster". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  3. Hobson, Geoff (September 3, 2017). "Elliott, DeShawn Williams return on practice squad". Bengals.com. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  4. Marcum, Jason (December 22, 2017). "Nick Vigil put on injured reserve; Kent Perkins signed from practice squad". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  5. "Bengals Establish Roster of 53 Players". Bengals.com. September 1, 2018.
  6. "Andrew Brown, Russell Signed to Practice Squad". Bengals.com. September 2, 2018.
  7. "Bengals Make Player Moves Before Week 17". Bengals.com. December 28, 2018.
  8. "Bengals waive OT Kent Perkins, who intends to retire". Cincy Jungle. August 13, 2019.
  9. Bender, Bill (October 21, 2019). "XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league". Sporting News. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
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