Senorise Perry

Senorise Perry (born September 19, 1991) is an American football running back for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Louisville. He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2014 and has also played for the Miami Dolphins and the Buffalo Bills.

Senorise Perry
Perry with the Chicago Bears in 2014
No. 20 – Tennessee Titans
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1991-09-19) September 19, 1991
Summerville, Georgia
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:211 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school:Summerville (GA) Chattooga
College:Louisville
Undrafted:2014
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Rushing yards:33
Rushing average:3.0
Rushing touchdowns:0
Receptions:3
Receiving yards:3
Receiving touchdowns:0
Return yards:456
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Perry attended and played high school football at Chattooga High School.[1]

College career

Perry played college football at the University of Louisville from 2010 to 2013 under head coach Charlie Strong.[2] In the 2011 season, he had 12 carries for 27 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown.[3] In the 2012 season, he had 705 rushing yards and 11 rushing touchdowns.[4] In the 2013 season, he had 677 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns.[5] During his career, he rushed for 1,409 yards on 289 carries with 18 touchdowns.[6]

Professional career

Chicago Bears

On May 19, 2014, Perry was signed by the Chicago Bears after going undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft.[7][8] In the 2014 season, Perry appeared on special teams in all 16 games, as well as having a team-high 17 special teams tackles and 2 forced fumbles on special teams.[9][10]

On September 1, 2015, Perry was placed on injured reserve with a foot injury.[11]

On August 28, 2016, Perry was waived by the Bears.[12] He was later signed to the Bears' practice squad. On September 13, he was released from their practice squad.

Miami Dolphins

On October 13, 2016, Perry was signed to the Dolphins' practice squad.[13] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Dolphins on January 10, 2017.[14] In the 2017 season, he appeared in all 16 games and had eight carries for 30 rushing yards and a three-yard reception.[15]

Buffalo Bills

On March 28, 2019, Perry signed with the Buffalo Bills.[16] Perry is notable for being the first person to wear the jersey number 32 for the Bills since O. J. Simpson wore the number from 1969 to 1977 (the number had been unofficially retired from circulation since Simpson's retirement).[17] He was placed on injured reserve with a quadriceps injury on August 31, 2019,[18] and released from IR with an injury settlement on September 4. He was re-signed on October 8.[19]

Tennessee Titans

On April 30, 2020, Perry was signed by the Tennessee Titans to a one-year contract.[20]

References
  1. "Chattooga's Senorise Perry living out NFL dream with Bears". Times Free Press. October 13, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  2. "Louisville Cardinals Coaches". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  3. "Senorise Perry 2011 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  4. "Senorise Perry 2012 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  5. "Senorise Perry 2013 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  6. "Senorise Perry College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  7. "Bears sign rookies Perry, Trice". ChicagoBears.com. May 19, 2014.
  8. "Report: Senorise Perry signing with Chicago Bears". courier journal. May 19, 2014.
  9. "Senorise Perry 2014 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  10. "Chicago Bears: Senorise Perry". www.chicagobears.com. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  11. "Bears place Perry on injured reserve". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  12. Mayer, Larry (August 28, 2016). "Bears pare roster to 80 with 10 cuts". ChicagoBears.com.
  13. "Dolphins Sign RB Senorise Perry To Practice Squad". NFL Trade Rumors. October 12, 2016.
  14. "PRESS RELEASE: Dolphins Sign 12 To Reserve/Futures Contracts". MiamiDolphins.com. January 10, 2017.
  15. "Senorise Perry 2017 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  16. Brown, Chris (March 28, 2019). "Bills sign special teamer Senorise Perry". BuffaloBills.com.
  17. Axson, Scooby (May 21, 2019). "Bills allow Senorise Perry to wear Simpson's No. 32". SI.com.
  18. Brown, Chris (August 31, 2019). "Bills cut roster down to 53 players". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  19. Brown, Chris (October 8, 2019). "Bills sign running back Senorise Perry; Zay Jones traded to Oakland". BuffaloBills.com.
  20. Wyatt, Jim (April 20, 2020). "Titans sign running back Senorise Perry". titansonline.com.
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