Scott Peters (American football)
{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1978)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| image =
| name = Scott Peters
| current_team = Cincinnati Bengals
| number =
| position = Offensive line coach
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|11|23}}
| birth_place = Arcadia, California, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 300
| high_school = Amador Valley {{avoid wrap|(Pleasanton, California)}}
| college = Arizona State
| draftyear = 2002
| draftround = 4
| draftpick = 124
| pastteams =
- Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|2002}})
- New York Giants ({{NFL Year|2003}})
- San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|2004}})
- Carolina Panthers ({{NFL Year|2005|2006}})
- Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|2007}}−{{NFL Year|2008}})
| pastcoaching =
- Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|2020}}–{{NFL Year|2023}})
Assistant offensive line coach - New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|2024}})
Offensive line coach - Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|2025}}–present)
Offensive line coach
| highlights =
- 2× First-team All-Pac-10 (2000, 2001)
| statlabel1= Games played
| statvalue1= 7
| statlabel2= Games started
| statvalue2= 4
| pfr = PeteSc20
}}
Scott Thomas Peters (born November 23, 1978) is an American football coach and former offensive lineman who is the offensive line coach for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL draft. He played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils, and high school football at Amador Valley High School. Peters was also a member of the Arizona Cardinals, Carolina Panthers, San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants.
Playing career
Peters was drafted in 2002 by the Philadelphia Eagles (124th overall).{{Cite web |title=2002 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2002/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He played for seven seasons in the NFL, and was accredited with six seasons, as an offensive guard and center before retiring from football in 2009.
Coaching career
=Cleveland Browns=
On February 13, 2020, Peters was hired by the Cleveland Browns as their assistant offensive line coach under head coach Kevin Stefanski.{{cite news |last1=Gribble |first1=Andrew |title=Scott Peters named Browns assistant offensive line coach |url=https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/scott-peters-named-browns-assistant-offensive-line-coach |publisher=ClevealndBrowns.com |date=February 13, 2020}} Peters has been open about using Brazilian jiu-jitsu in order to help train the team.{{Cite web | title=Scott Peters Uses BJJ To Coach Cleveland Browns NFL Team - Jitsmagazine.com | url=https://jitsmagazine.com/scott-peters-uses-bjj-to-coach-cleveland-browns-nfl-team/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020040645/https://jitsmagazine.com/scott-peters-uses-bjj-to-coach-cleveland-browns-nfl-team/ | access-date=2025-03-24 | archive-date=2021-10-20}}
Peters missed the team's wild card playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on January 10, 2021, due to COVID-19 protocols,{{cite news |author=Cabot, Mary Kay |title=Browns OL coach Bill Callahan and assistant sidelined vs. Steelers by COVID-19 protocols; Karl Joseph activated |url=https://www.cleveland.com/browns/2021/01/a-second-browns-coach-tests-positive-for-covid-19-facility-closed-while-contact-tracing-underway.html |website=Cleveland.com |date=January 2, 2021 |access-date=March 5, 2021}} but returned for the next playoff game.{{cite news |author=Trotter, Jake |title=Cleveland Browns activate guard Joel Bitonio from reserve/COVID-19 list |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30717625/cleveland-browns-activate-guard-joel-bitonio-reserve-covid-19-list |website=ESPN.com |date=January 15, 2021 |access-date=March 5, 2021}}
= New England Patriots =
On February 19, 2024, Peters was hired by the New England Patriots as their offensive line coach under head coach Jerod Mayo.
=Cincinnati Bengals=
On January 20, 2025, the Cincinnati Bengals hired Peters to serve as their offensive line coach.{{Cite web|title=Bengals Eye Division Ties with Scott Peters Hire|url=https://www.bengals.com/news/bengals-hire-scott-peters-offensive-line-coach-afc-north|access-date=January 24, 2025|website=bengals.com|language=en}}
References
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