Giovanni "Johnny" Aprile (born June 12, 1989) is a retired Canadian football wide receiver. He was selected 16th overall by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 2012 CFL Draft. After the 2011 CIS season, he was ranked as the 12th best player in the Canadian Football League’s Amateur Scouting Bureau final rankings for players eligible in the 2012 CFL Draft, and seventh by players in Canadian Interuniversity Sport.[1] He played CIS football for the Queen's Golden Gaels in Canadian Interuniversity Sport football.[2][3]
| No. -- Free Agent | |
| Born: | June 12, 1989 Toronto, Ontario |
|---|---|
| Career information | |
| Status | Retired |
| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | WR |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 208 lb (94 kg) |
| University | Queen's |
| CFL draft | 2012, round: 3, pick: 16 |
| Drafted by | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 2012* | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| 2014–2017 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| 2018* | Edmonton Eskimos |
| *Offseason and/or practice roster only. | |
| Career stats | |
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Professional career
editAprile was selected 16th overall on May 3, 2012, in the 2012 CFL Draft by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.[4] He was signed by the Blue Bombers on May 25, 2012, where the team planned to convert him to defensive back.[5]
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 [6]
On January 29, 2014, the Blue Bombers traded Aprile's rights to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 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.[7]
References
edit- ^ CFL Scouting Bureau - April 2012 Archived April 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Giovanni Aprile - Football".
- ^ Varga and Aprile making a big impact on the CIS Archived March 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Draft Tracker - CFL.ca".
- ^ Blue Bombers sign 2012 draft pick, import receiver
- ^ Bombers cut Wilbur
- ^ Tiger-Cats sign three