Samaje Perine

An experienced and versatile RB, Perine served as the Bengals' third-down back in their 2021 run to Super Bowl LVI ... Played in 16 regular-season games in 2021, and in those saw action on 26.9 percent (276 of 1026) of Bengals' offensive snaps ... Totaled 55 rushes for 246 yards and a TD during the regular season, along with 27 catches for 196 yards and another TD ... His 43-yard receiving TD in the second quarter of the AFC Championship at Kansas City trimmed the Chiefs' 18-point lead to 11 and helped pave way for Bengals' second-half comeback ... Among Cincinnati's most valuable special teams contributors, he ranked second on the team in snaps (272) and tied for second in tackles (six) on special teams during the regular season.

Pro Career:

• An experienced and versatile RB, Perine served as the Bengals' third-down back in their 2021 run to Super Bowl LVI ... Played in 16 regular-season games in 2021, and in those saw action on 26.9 percent (276 of 1026) of Bengals' offensive snaps ... Totaled 55 rushes for 246 yards and a TD during the regular season, along with 27 catches for 196 yards and another TD ... His 43-yard receiving TD in the second quarter of the AFC Championship at Kansas City trimmed the Chiefs' 18-point lead to 11 and helped pave way for Bengals' second-half comeback.
• Among Cincinnati's most valuable special teams contributors, he ranked second on the team in snaps (272) and tied for second in tackles (six) on special teams during the regular season ... In 2020, he expanded his role on offense after HB Joe Mixon's season-ending injury in Game 6.

Career Transactions:

• Selected by Washington in fourth round of 2017 NFL Draft (114th overall) ... Signed with Washington on 5-11-17 ... Waived by Washington on 8-31-19 ... Acquired by Cincinnati on waivers from Washington on 9-1-19 ... Waived by Bengals on 10-17-19 ... Signed to Bengals practice squad on 10-18-19 ... Signed off Bengals practice squad by Miami on 12-24-19 ... Waived by Dolphins on 4-27-20.
• Acquired by Cincinnati on waivers from Dolphins on 4-28-20 ... Contract expired on 3-17-21; became unrestricted free agent ... Re-signed with Bengals as unrestricted free agent on 3-24-21.

2021 Season:

• Played in 16 regular-season games and all four playoff games for Cincinnati, as Bengals won AFC Championship and advanced to Super Bowl LVI ... Missed Game 6 at Detroit while on Reserve/COVID-19 ... Served mainly as a third-down back, and saw action on 26.9 percent (276 of 1026) of Bengals' offensive snaps in the 16 games in which he played ... Totaled 55 rushes for 246 yards and a TD during the regular season, along with 27 catches for 196 yards and another TD ... Also a key special teams contributor, he ranked second on the team in snaps (272) and tied for second in tackles (six) on special teams during regular season ... Scored a four-yard receiving TD on Oct. 10 vs. Green Bay.
• His 46-yard rushing TD with seven minutes remaining in the fourth quarter on Oct. 24 at Baltimore stretched Cincinnati's lead to 24 and helped seal a win ... Saw action on 22.1 percent (58 of 262) of offensive snaps during Cincinnati's four-game playoff run ... In AFC Championship win at Kansas City, caught a pass in the second quarter and weaved 43 yards through traffic to the end zone, trimming the Chiefs 18-point lead to just 11 at halftime ... Saw 13 snaps on offense and 21 on special teams in Super Bowl LVI vs. L.A. Rams, and had two rushes for zero yards.

2020 Season:

• Played in all 16 games for the Bengals, with one start (Game 16 as second HB) ... Saw action on 19.2 percent of offensive snaps, with increased action in final 10 games after starting HB Joe Mixon was lost for the season due to injury ... Totaled 63 rushes for 301 yards and three TDs, along with 11 catches for 66 yards ... Also contributed on special teams, playing 285 snaps and recording three ST tackles.
• Recorded first rushing TD (one yard) as a Bengal on Nov. 1 vs. Tennessee ... Posted career-high 136 yards from scrimmage (95 rushing, 41 receiving) on Dec. 27 vs. Houston, and rushed for go-ahead scores of three and 46 yards (career long).

Previous Seasons:

• 2019—Played in Games 1-6 for the Bengals, and made four special teams tackles ... Made Bengals debut in Game 1 at Seattle, and had one special teams tackle ... Waived on Oct. 17 and signed Oct. 18 to Cincinnati's practice squad, where he spent Games 7-15 ... Signed off of Bengals' practice squad by the Miami Dolphins on Dec. 24 ... Played on offense and special teams in Dolphins' season finale at New England and had five carries for 16 yards.
• 2018 (Washington)—Played in five games (Games 5-6, 8-9 and 16) for Washington ... Totaled eight rushes for 32 yards, and caught three passes for five yards ... On Nov. 4 vs. Atlanta, he totaled 20 yards on two carries, and caught two passes for eight yards.
• 2017 (Washington)—Played in all 16 games for Washington as a rookie, earning eight starts ... Led Washington in rushing attempts (175) and rushing yards (603) ... Scored one rushing TD, and also recorded 22 receptions for 182 yards and a receiving TD ... Also was a special teams contributor, and returned two kickoffs for 48 yards ... Made his NFL debut on Sept. 10 vs. Philadelphia, and played on special teams (no statistics) ... Made his first career start on Sept. 24 vs. Oakland, and rushed 19 times for 49 yards, and caught a six-yard pass ... Scored first career TD (receiving) on Oct. 15 against San Francisco ... Rushed 23 times for career-high 117 yards and a TD on Nov. 19 at New Orleans ... On Nov. 23 vs. the N.Y. Giants, gained 100 yards on 24 rushes.

College:

• Spent three seasons (2014-16) at Oklahoma ... Played in 36 games, with 30 starts, and shared the Sooners backfield his final two seasons with Bengals HB Joe Mixon ... Finished college career as OU's all-time leading rusher (4122 yards), despite turning pro after just three seasons ... Also set the NCAA's single-game rushing record as a freshman in 2014, when he rushed for 427 yards vs. Kansas ... Finished career ranked fifth in school history in rushing TDs (49), fifth in carries (685) and sixth in all-purpose yards (4443) ... Team captain as a junior in 2016.

High School/Personal:

• Hometown is Pflugerville, Texas ... Attended Hendrickson High School in Pflugerville, where he rushed for 1492 yards and 12 TDs as a senior ... As a junior, rushed for 1992 yards and 16 TDs ... Human relations major at Oklahoma ... First name is pronounced "suh-MAH-jay" and last name is pronounced "PEE-rhine."