Corey Peters
{{Short description|American football player (born 1988)}}
{{For|the New Zealand Paralympic alpine skier|Corey Peters (alpine skier)}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Corey Peters
| image = Corey Peters.JPG
| caption = Peters with the Cardinals in 2017
| number = 91, 98
| position = Nose tackle
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|6|8}}
| birth_place = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 335
| high_school = Central (Louisville, Kentucky)
| college = Kentucky (2006–2009)
| draftyear = 2010
| draftround = 3
| draftpick = 83
| pastteams =
As a player:
- Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|2010}}–{{NFL Year|2014}})
- Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|2015|2021}})
- Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|2022}})
As a staff member / executive:
- Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|2024}}-Present)
College Scout
| status =
| highlights =
| statweek =
| statseason =
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 336
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 19.0
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 = 1
| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue4 = 3
| statlabel5 = Interceptions
| statvalue5 = 1
| statlabel6 = Defensive touchdowns
| statvalue6 = 1
| pfr = PeteCo00
}}
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 spent time with the Arizona Cardinals and Jacksonville Jaguars.
Early life
Peters played high school football for Louisville Central High School, where he was first-team all state.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/peters_corey00.html |title=Corey Peters bio at University of Kentucky Official Athletic Site |access-date=April 24, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407075936/http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/peters_corey00.html |archive-date=April 7, 2014 |url-status=dead }}
College career
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. As a senior Peters had four sacks and twelve tackles for losses.[http://www.ukathletics.com/blog/2010/04/calm-collected-peters-isnt-sweating-nfl-draft.html Calm, Collected Peters isn't sweating NFL Draft, University of Kentucky Official Athletics Site] Peters was also named second-team All-SEC as a senior.[http://www.ukathletics.com/blog/2009/12/cobb-named-first-team-all-sec.html University of Kentucky Official Athletics site, Cobb named first-team All-SEC]
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 3 1/4
| weight = 300
| dash = 4.90
| ten split = 1.68
| twenty split = 2.83
| shuttle = 4.49
| cone drill = 7.31
| vertical = 33
| broad ft = 8
| broad in = 7
| bench = 26
| wonderlic =
| arm span = 34
| hand span = 9
| note = All values from NFL Combine and Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/corey-peters/32005045-5409-9667-87ff-b243fa214ce8 |title=Corey Peters Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=April 15, 2022}}{{cite web | url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=66110&DraftYear=2010 | title=2010 Draft Scout Corey Peters, Kentucky NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile }}
}}
=Atlanta Falcons=
Peters was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round, 83rd overall, of the 2010 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2010 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2010/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20100418052123/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/2010/draft/breakdowns/by_round/3.html 3rd Round of 2010 NFL Draft at CNN/SI.com] The Atlanta Falcons signed Corey Peters to a four-year deal on June 8, 2010.{{cite web|title=Falcons sign third round pick Corey Peters|url=http://www.atlantafalcons.com/News/Articles/2010/06/1-11/Falcons_sign_third_round_pick_Peters.aspx|website=AtlantaFalcons.com|date=June 8, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100621023347/http://www.atlantafalcons.com/News/Articles/2010/06/1-11/Falcons_sign_third_round_pick_Peters.aspx|archive-date=June 21, 2010}}
On March 4, 2014, Peters and the Falcons agreed on a one-year deal that kept him in Atlanta throughout the 2014 season.{{cite web|last=Adams|first=Jay|title=Falcons Sign Peters to One-Year Deal|url=http://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/article-1/Falcons-Sign-Peters-to-One-Year-Deal/07ce3701-7256-482c-b049-840793ae9265|website=AtlantaFalcons.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304033134/http://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/article-1/Falcons-Sign-Peters-to-One-Year-Deal/07ce3701-7256-482c-b049-840793ae9265|access-date=March 4, 2014|archive-date=March 4, 2016}}
=Arizona Cardinals=
On March 10, 2015, Peters signed a three-year deal with the Arizona Cardinals.{{cite web|last1=McClure|first1=Vaugh|title=DL Corey Peters to join Cardinals|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/12452918/corey-peters-leave-atlanta-falcons-arizona-cardinals|publisher=ESPN|access-date=March 10, 2015|date=March 10, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.azcardinals.com/news-and-events/article-2/Cardinals-Agree-To-Terms-With-Iupati-Weatherspoon-Peters/f97101e7-d670-4d50-9b6d-38160c71cded|title=Cardinals Agree To Terms With Mike Iupati, Sean Weatherspoon, Corey Peters|work=AZCardinals.com|date=March 11, 2015|first=Darren|last=Urban|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001121822/http://www.azcardinals.com/news-and-events/article-2/Cardinals-Agree-To-Terms-With-Iupati-Weatherspoon-Peters/f97101e7-d670-4d50-9b6d-38160c71cded|archive-date=October 1, 2017}} He tore his left Achilles tendon on August 20, 2015, during practice, and was placed on injured reserve the next day.{{cite web|work=ESPN.com|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/13475913/corey-peters-arizona-cardinals-tears-achilles-done-season|title=Corey Peters lost after tearing Achilles in Cardinals practice|first=Josh|last=Weinfuss|date=August 20, 2015|access-date=August 23, 2015}}
On December 1, 2017, Peters signed a three-year contract extension with the Cardinals.{{cite web|title=Corey Peters signs three-year extension with Cardinals|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000886013/article/corey-peters-signs-threeyear-extension-with-cardinals|author=Bergman, Jeremy|website=NFL.com|date=December 1, 2017|access-date=December 1, 2017|archive-date=December 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202053358/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000886013/article/corey-peters-signs-threeyear-extension-with-cardinals|url-status=dead}}
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.{{cite web|title=Jordan Phillips, Corey Peters Put On IR As Cardinals Deal With D-Line Woes|url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/jordan-phillips-corey-peters-injured-reserve-cardinals-defensive-line-woes|author=Urban, Darren|website=AZCardinals.com|date=November 19, 2020}}
On August 2, 2021, Peters signed a one-year deal with the Cardinals.{{cite web|title=Cardinals Re-Sign Defensive Lineman Corey Peters|url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/cardinals-re-sign-defensive-lineman-corey-peters|author=Urban, Darren|website=AZCardinals.com|date=August 2, 2021}}
=Jacksonville Jaguars=
On September 12, 2022, Peters signed with the practice squad of the Jacksonville Jaguars.{{cite web|title=Jaguars add veterans Corey Peters, James Murray to practice squad|url=https://jaguarswire.usatoday.com/2022/09/12/jaguars-add-veterans-corey-peters-james-murray-to-practice-squad/|author=Dillon, John|website=USAToday.com|date=September 12, 2022}} He was promoted to the active roster on October 12.{{cite web|title=Roster Moves: Jaguars sign two players to the active roster and two players to the practice squad|url=https://www.jaguars.com/news/roster-moves-jaguars-sign-two-players-to-the-active-roster-and-two-players-to-th|website=Jaguars.com|date=October 12, 2022}}
=Retirement=
Peters announced his retirement from the NFL after 13 seasons on April 6, 2023.{{cite web|title=Veteran DL Corey Peters retires after 12 NFL seasons|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/36093953/veteran-dl-corey-peters-retires-12-nfl-seasons|website=ESPN.com|date=April 6, 2023}}
Peters was inducted into the Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2019.
NFL career statistics
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| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! rowspan="2"| GP ! colspan="4"| Tackles ! colspan="3"| Fumbles ! colspan="6"| 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 || colspan="13"| 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 | |||||||||||
| colspan="2"| Career{{cite web|title=Corey Peters Stats|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/13292/corey-peters|website=ESPN|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|access-date=August 19, 2015}} || 164 || 336 || 214 || 122 || 19.0 || 1 || 3 || 17 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 10 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons}}
- [http://www.azcardinals.com/team/roster/Corey-Peters/58fc30ad-bbd3-40c0-b8a1-544c464e124f Arizona Cardinals bio]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140407075936/http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/peters_corey00.html Kentucky Wildcats bio]
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Category:American football defensive tackles
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Category:Atlanta Falcons players
Category:Central High School (Louisville, Kentucky) alumni
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