Johnny Aprile
| No. 88 Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |
| Date of birth | June 12, 1989 |
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| Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario |
| Career information | |
| Status | 1-Game Injured |
| 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–present | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| *Offseason and/or practice roster only. | |
| Career stats | |
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Giovanni "Johnny" Aprile (born June 12, 1989) is a Canadian football wide receiver for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. 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]
Professional career
Aprile 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.[7]