Ben Peterson (American football)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1977)}}

{{Other uses|Benjamin Peterson (disambiguation)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Ben Peterson

| image =

| number = 50

| position = Linebacker

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|3|27}}

| birth_place = Clay Center, Kansas

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lbs = 250

| high_school = Clay Center

| college = Pittsburg State

| undraftedyear = 1999

| pastteams =

• Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|1999}})

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 3

| pfr = PeteBe20

}}

Ben Peterson (born March 27, 1977) is a former American football linebacker. He played three games for the Cincinnati Bengals in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Pittsburg State University.{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PeteBe20.htm| title=Ben Peterson stats |access-date=June 29, 2022 |publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}{{Cite web |title=Ben Peterson, LB |url= https://www.nfl.com/players/ben-peterson/ |access-date=June 29, 2022 |work=NFL.com}}{{Cite news |date=2000-01-08 |title=Cincinnati Bengals sign linebacker |pages=10 |work=The Tribune |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tribune-cincinnati-bengals-sign-line/134617878/ |access-date=2023-11-04}}{{Cite news |date=1999-10-15 |title=Armour waived, Peterson promoted |pages=12 |work=The Tribune |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tribune-armour-waived-peterson-prom/134618092/ |access-date=2023-11-04}}{{Cite news |date=1999-11-06 |title=Peterson re-signed |pages=20 |work=The Cincinnati Enquirer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-peterson-re-sign/134618252/ |access-date=2023-11-04}}{{Cite news |date=1999-10-16 |title=Peterson to get start as long-snapper |pages=21 |work=The Cincinnati Enquirer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-peterson-to-get/134618544/ |access-date=2023-11-04}}{{Cite news |date=1999-11-06 |title=Bengals sign linebacker |pages=12 |work=Sidney Daily News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/sidney-daily-news-bengals-sign-linebacke/134618836/ |access-date=2023-11-04}}