PERRY WOWS SCOUTS.Byline: Billy Witz Staff Writer UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX receiver Tab Perry Tab Wilson Perry (born January 20, 1982 in Pennsylvania and raised in Milpitas, California) is an American football wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL. He attended UCLA. Played wide receiver and safety in High School wearing the jersey number 3. hasn't had much reason to flash his Pepsodent smile the past two seasons, which were marred by an academic suspension and declining productivity. Now he can't help but grin - and neither can NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga scouts. Perry's stock, at the bottom of the index a few months ago, continued to rise Thursday after his workout in front of NFL scouts during UCLA's pro day. Receiver Craig Bragg Bold text Craig Milton Bragg (born March 15, 1982 in San Jose, California) is an American football wide receiver. He attended UCLA and Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, CA. , safety Ben Emanuel Benjamin F. Emanuel (born on June 18, 1982 in Texas City, Texas) is a player in the National Football League. He plays the free safety position. He went to UCLA. He attended Clear Brook High School. , fullback Manuel White Manuel White (born July 2, 1982) is an American football running back. and offensive lineman Paul Mociler were among the others working out, but Perry seemed to garner the most interest. Not long ago, Perry might have been expected to have to go the free-agent route to the NFL. Now, he may have a chance to go on the first day of the draft (rounds 1-3), which takes place April 23-24. ``I'm not here chasing free agents,'' said Cincinnati Bengals receiver coach Hue Jackson, who threw passes to Perry. ``He has good flexibility and catches the ball in different areas. He's a big, physical receiver who runs well and there's not a lot of those guys.'' One reason Jackson, along with scouts from the Buffalo Bills and San Diego Chargers
``It's hard to keep a guy on the top of the list if he's not playing,'' Perry said. ``After I got in trouble, a lot of people thought I disappeared.'' Perry, who is 6-foot-3 and 229 pounds, participated in the East-West Shrine Game The East-West Shrine Game is an annual post-season college football all-star game played each January since 1925. The game is sponsored by the fraternal group Nobles of the Mystic Shrine and the net proceeds are earmarked to some of the Shrine's charitable works, most notably the in early January, but began to get attention with his performance last month at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis, where his 40- yard dash times were in the low-to-mid 4.4s (seconds). UCLA coach Karl Dorrell said he told Perry last season that, regardless of his numbers, if he continued to work hard he would put himself in good shape to continue his career. ``Tab has a lot of upside,'' said Dorrell, a former receivers coach with the Denver Broncos. ``He's a physical player whose speed is getting refined. This could be a very fruitful ending for him.'' Billy Witz, (818) 713-3621 billy.witz(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: PERRY |
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