Darren Perry
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| Date of birth: | December 29, 1968 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Chesapeake, Virginia | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | Penn State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1992 / Round: 8 / Pick: 34 | ||||||||
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| Interceptions: | 35 |
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| Sacks: | 2.5 |
| Touchdowns: | 1 |
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Darren Perry (born December 29, 1968) is a National Football League assistant coach and former professional American football player. He is currently the safeties coach for the Green Bay Packers. A product of Penn State, Perry played free safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers and New Orleans Saints.
As a quarterback at Chesapeake, Virginia's Deep Creek High School, Perry passed for 24 touchdowns and 2,790 yards.
Perry was named a first-team Football Writers All-American in 1991 and graduated as Penn State's second leading all-time interceptor with 15. Perry's 299 interception return yards and three interceptions for touchdowns are school records. Perry had six interceptions his senior year and returned two for touchdowns.
Perry appeared on the cover of the November 26, 1990 issue of Sports Illustrated following Penn State’s defeat of then #1, Notre Dame. He has a sandwich named in his honor at State College, Pennsylvania's Fraser Street Deli. The ingredients are Roast Beef, Provolone, and Onions all heated and served on toasted bread.
An eighth round draft pick (203rd overall) of the 1992 NFL Draft, (the first for Steelers head coach Bill Cowher), Perry played seven seasons (1992–98) with the Steelers and started the first 110 games of his career, including the postseason. Largely unheralded, the 5'11", 200 lb (91 kg). rookie picked off six passes, becoming the first rookie since 1955 to lead the team in interceptions. The pairing of Perry with Pro Bowler Rod Woodson in the secondary helped create one of the NFL's most effective and durable secondaries. His 32 career interceptions from 1992-98 are tied for seventh in Pittsburgh history.
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