Jeff Perrett (born March 23, 1984) is a former

Canadian football Canadian football () is a team sport, 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 sco ...

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. 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 across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA The National Collegiate Athletic A ...

. Perrett appeared in 166 regular-season games with Montreal and helped the team win two Grey Cups during his tenure. He played

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for the

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. 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 Memor ...

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

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Montreal Alouettes bioToronto Argonauts bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Perrett, Jeff 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