Corey Peters

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Corey Peters
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Peters with the Arizona Cardinals in 2017
No. 91, 98
PositionNose tackle
Personal information
Born (1988-06-08) June 8, 1988 (age 37)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight335 lb (152 kg)
Career information
High schoolCentral (Louisville, Kentucky)
CollegeKentucky (2006–2009)
NFL draft2010: 3rd round, 83rd overall pick
Career history
As player
As staff member / executive
Awards and highlights
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles336
Sacks19.0
Forced fumbles1
Fumble recoveries3
Interceptions1
Defensive touchdowns1
Stats at Pro Football Reference
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Corey Peters (born June 8, 1988) is an American former professional football player who was a nose tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kentucky Wildcats. He was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round of the 2010 NFL draft, and also spent time with the Arizona Cardinals and Jacksonville Jaguars.

Early life

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Peters played high school football for Louisville Central High School, where he was first-team all state.[1]

College career

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Peters played college football for the Kentucky Wildcats. He started two games as a freshman and started 12 games as a sophomore. As a junior, he tallied 36 tackles, 10 tackles for loss and four quarterback sacks.[1] As a senior Peters had four sacks and twelve tackles for losses.[2] Peters was also named second-team All-SEC as a senior.[3]

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 3+1⁄4 in
(1.91 m)		 300 lb
(136 kg)		 34 in
(0.86 m)		 9 in
(0.23 m)		 4.90 s 1.68 s 2.83 s 4.49 s 7.31 s 33 in
(0.84 m)		 8 ft 7 in
(2.62 m)		 26 reps
All values from NFL Combine and Pro Day[4][5]

Atlanta Falcons

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Peters was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round, 83rd overall, of the 2010 NFL draft.[6][7] The Atlanta Falcons signed Corey Peters to a four-year deal on June 8, 2010.[8]

On March 4, 2014, Peters and the Falcons agreed on a one-year deal that kept him in Atlanta throughout the 2014 season.[9]

Arizona Cardinals

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On March 10, 2015, Peters signed a three-year deal with the Arizona Cardinals.[10][11] He tore his left Achilles tendon on August 20, during practice, and was placed on injured reserve the next day.[12]

On December 1, 2017, Peters signed a three-year contract extension with the Cardinals.[13]

In 2018, Peters started 15 games, recording a career-high 51 tackles and 2.5 sacks.

In Week 10 of the 2020 season, Peters suffered a season-ending knee injury and was placed on injured reserve on November 19, 2020.[14]

On August 2, 2021, Peters signed a one-year deal with the Cardinals.[15]

Jacksonville Jaguars

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On September 12, 2022, Peters signed with the practice squad of the Jacksonville Jaguars.[16] He was promoted to the active roster on October 12.[17]

Retirement

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Peters announced his retirement from the NFL after 13 seasons on April 6, 2023.[18]

Peters was inducted into the Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2019.

NFL career statistics

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Year Team GP Tackles Fumbles Interceptions
Cmb Solo Ast Sck FF FR Yds Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD
2010 ATL 16 33 25 8 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2011 ATL 15 26 21 5 3.0 0 1 13 1 1 1 1 0 3
2012 ATL 10 15 11 4 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2013 ATL 15 46 29 17 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2014 ATL 15 26 15 11 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 ARI 0 Did not play due to injury
2016 ARI 15 21 12 9 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 ARI 12 22 18 4 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2018 ARI 15 51 34 17 2.5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019 ARI 16 38 19 19 2.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 ARI 9 15 10 5 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2021 ARI 14 24 10 14 0.0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
2022 JAX 12 20 11 9 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career[19] 164 336 214 122 19.0 1 3 17 1 1 1 1 0 10

References

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  2. ^ Calm, Collected Peters isn't sweating NFL Draft, University of Kentucky Official Athletics Site
  3. ^ University of Kentucky Official Athletics site, Cobb named first-team All-SEC
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  7. ^ 3rd Round of 2010 NFL Draft at CNN/SI.com
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