Giovanni "Johnny" Aprile (born June 12, 1989) is a retired

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wide receiver. He was selected 16th overall by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the

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. After the 2011 CIS season, he was ranked as the 12th best player in the

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’s Amateur Scouting Bureau final rankings for players eligible in the

, and seventh by players in Canadian Interuniversity Sport. He played

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for the

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in Canadian Interuniversity Sport football.

Professional career

Aprile was selected 16th overall on May 3, 2012, in the

by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He was signed by the Blue Bombers on May 25, 2012, where the team planned to convert him to

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. Johnny Aprile was released on June 21, 2012, by the Blue Bombers to allow Aprile to return for Queens to play for the Golden Gaels in the 2012–2013 season On January 29, 2014, the Blue Bombers traded Aprile's rights to the

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for defensive back Matt Bucknor. He was later signed by the Tiger-Cats on March 28, 2014. He was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos in 2018, but was later released by the team after not playing a single game all season. Aprile remains unsigned since the 2018 season.Tiger-Cats sign three
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References

External links

Hamilton Tiger-Cats bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Aprile, Johnny 1989 births Living people Players of Canadian football from Ontario Canadian football wide receivers Queen's Golden Gaels football players Canadian football people from Toronto Hamilton Tiger-Cats players