Antwan Peek
{{Short description|American football player (born 1979)}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| image =
| number = 98, 56
| position = Linebacker
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|10|29}}
| birth_place = Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 255
| high_school = Woodward (Cincinnati)
| college = Cincinnati
| draftyear = 2003
| draftround = 3
| draftpick = 67
| pastteams =
- Houston Texans ({{NFL Year|2003}}–{{NFL Year|2006}})
- Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|2007}}–{{NFL Year|2008}})
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 129
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 14.0
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 = 6
| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue4 = 4
| statlabel5 = Interceptions
| statvalue5 = 1
| statlabel6 = Defensive touchdowns
| statvalue6 = 1
|pfr=PeekAn20
}}
Antwan Peek (born October 29, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Houston Texans in the third round of the 2003 NFL draft. He played college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats.
Peek also played for the Cleveland Browns.
Early life
Peek is a 1998 graduate of Woodward High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was a letterwinner in football, basketball, and track & field.{{Cite web |title=UC football |url=http://enquirer.com/bearcats/2000/08/23/uc_uc_football.html |access-date=March 22, 2018 |website=enquirer.com}} In football and basketball, he was named the Team's Most Valuable Player as a senior.
College career
Peek played college football at the University of Cincinnati.{{Cite web |title=Antwan Peek College Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/antwan-peek-1.html |access-date=March 22, 2018 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}} He set a school record with 27.5 sacks and finished his career with 200 tackles. He majored in criminal justice.
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 3
| weight = 246
| arm span = 32
| hand span = 9+3/8
| dash = 4.67
| ten split = 1.54
| twenty split = 2.69
| shuttle = 4.35
| cone drill = 7.07
| vertical = 37
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 5
| bench = 21
| wonderlic =
| note = All values from NFL Combine.{{Cite web |title=Antwan Peek, Cincinnati, OLB, 2003 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1403&DraftYear=2003 |website=draftscout.com}}
}}
=Houston Texans=
Peek was selected by the Houston Texans in the third round (67th overall) in the 2003 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2003 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2003/draft.htm |access-date=March 22, 2018 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} In his rookie season, he played in ten games and made 28 tackles. He made his NFL debut at the Miami Dolphins on September 7.{{Cite web |title=Houston Texans at Miami Dolphins - September 7th, 2003 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200309070mia.htm |access-date=March 22, 2018 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} In his second season with the Texans, he played in 14 games and finished the season with 12 tackles and two sacks. In the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on December 26, he returned a fumble 66 yards for his first NFL career touchdown.{{Cite web |title=Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars - December 26th, 2004 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200412260jax.htm |access-date=March 22, 2018 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} In 2005, Peek started in every game for the first time in his career. He finished the season with 57 tackles and his career-high six sacks was the second highest on the team. The start of the 2006 season was frustrating for Peek as he missed the first five games with an injury. However, he appeared in the final 11 games and finished the season with 13 tackles.{{Cite web |title=Antwan Peek 2006 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PeekAn20/gamelog/2006/ |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
=Cleveland Browns=
Peek was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an unrestricted free agent on March 3, 2007. He made his Browns debut versus the Pittsburgh Steelers on September 9.{{Cite web |title=Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns - September 9th, 2007 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200709090cle.htm |access-date=March 22, 2018 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} He made 14 appearances with five starts and finished the season with 24 tackles.{{Cite web |title=Antwan Peek 2007 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PeekAn20/gamelog/2007/ |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}
On February 9, 2009, Peek was released by the Browns.{{cite web | last=Grossi | first=Tony | title=Cleveland Browns release seven, including LB Antwan Peek and QB Ken Dorsey | website=cleveland | date=2009-02-10 | url=https://www.cleveland.com/browns/2009/02/cleveland_browns_release_seven.html | access-date=2024-12-25}}
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| Bold
| Career high |
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Tackles !colspan="5"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 2003 | HOU
| 10 || 4 || 25 || 20 || 5 || 1.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2004 | HOU
| 14 || 1 || 20 || 15 || 5 || 2.0 || 2 || 1 || 20 || 0 || 20 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 66 || 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2005 | HOU
| 16 || 16 || 47 || 30 || 17 || 6.0 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2006 | HOU
| 11 || 2 || 18 || 14 || 4 || 1.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2007 | CLE
| 14 || 5 || 19 || 12 || 7 || 4.0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 65 | 28 | 129 | 91 | 38 | 14.0 | 11 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 66 | 1 |
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071016072907/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/team/player.php?id=2861 Cleveland Browns bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Cincinnati
Category:American football linebackers
Category:Cincinnati Bearcats football players
Category:Houston Texans players
Category:21st-century American sportsmen