Brian Peters (gridiron football)

Brian Peters
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Peters with the Houston Texans
No. 21, 27, 45, 52
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1988-10-31) October 31, 1988 (age 36)
Pickerington, Ohio, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:Pickerington Central
(Pickerington, Ohio)
College:Northwestern
Undrafted:2012
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:54
Stats at Pro Football Reference
Stats at CFL.ca (archive)
Stats at ArenaFan.com

Brian Edward Peters (born October 31, 1988) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Northwestern University. He was a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) that won the 101st Grey Cup in 2013. Peters has also been a member of the Iowa Barnstormers, Omaha Nighthawks, Minnesota Vikings, Houston Texans, and Houston Roughnecks.

Peters owns Chasing Edges Performance, a human performance company that provides breath work and mental skills consulting.[1]

Early life

Peters attended Pickerington High School Central in Pickerington, Ohio, where he was a two-time first-team All-district, first-team All-county and first-team All-Ohio Capital Conference selection from 2005 to 2006, as well as a second-team All-state selection in 2006. He registered 127 tackles, 4 interceptions and 8 pass breakups as a senior, and also added 32 receptions (as a tight end) for 493 yards, helping the Tigers finish the 2006 season as the Division II state runners-up, regional champions and OCC champions. He also served as the Tigers' placekicker, booting 53-of-55 PAT's and 4-of-8 field goals. He finished his high school career with 277 tackles and 18 interceptions (7 in both 2004 and 2005). He was selected to play in the 2007 Ohio North-South All-Star game, as well as the OCC All-Star game.[2]

Peters also lettered in baseball and track & field at Pickerington, where he was team captain in baseball, playing center fielder and pitcher.[2] In track, he leaped 6.25 meters (20 feet, 5.25 inches) in the long jump event at the 2007 District Meet, and ran the 200-meter dash in 24.10 seconds.[3][4] He also played one year of basketball.[2]

Regarded as a two-star recruit by Rivals.com, Peters was ranked 75th among all players in the state of Ohio by SuperPrep.[2][5]

College career

Peters played for the Northwestern Wildcats from 2008 to 2011.[2] He was redshirted in 2007.[2][6] He recorded 92 tackles, five interceptions, one sack and two forced fumbles his senior season, earning First-team All-Big Ten as well as Academic All-Big Ten honors.[7] Peters was also team co-captain his senior year.[2] He accumulated 107 tackles, three interceptions and one forced fumble his junior year in 2010, garnering Second-team All-Big Ten as well as Academic All-Big Ten accolades.[7] He played in 52 games, starting 34, during his college career, recording totals of twelve interceptions, six forced fumbles, 23 pass breakups and a school record setting 301 total tackles.[2][7]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 3 in
(1.91 m) 		215 lb
(98 kg) 		4.60 s 1.60 s 2.67 s 4.20 s 6.60 s 32 in
(0.81 m)		 9 ft 2 in
(2.79 m)		 14 reps
All values from Pro Day[8]

Iowa Barnstormers

Peters signed with the Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena Football League on July 5, 2012.[9] He recorded 13.5 tackles and one fumble recovery during his time with the Barnstormers.[10]

Omaha Nighthawks

Peters was signed by the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League in 2012 and released by the team before the start of the 2012 season.[11]

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Peters joined the Saskatchewan Roughriders' practice roster in 2012 and signed with the team in January 2013.[12] The Roughriders won the 101st Grey Cup against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on November 24, 2013. Peters had five special teams tackles during the game.[7]

Minnesota Vikings

On February 23, 2015, the NFL's Minnesota Vikings announced that they had signed Peters.[13] He was released by the Vikings on September 5 and signed to the team's practice squad on September 6, 2015.[14][15]

Houston Texans

Peters was signed off the Vikings' practice squad by the Houston Texans on September 30, 2015.[16] He made his NFL debut on October 4, 2015, against the Atlanta Falcons.[17] He recorded 17 special teams tackles in 2015, which tied for the league lead with Johnson Bademosi and Cedric Peerman.[18] As of 2018, he is one of the Texans' six team captains due to his outstanding play on special teams.[19]

On December 24, 2018, Peters was placed on injured reserve.[20]

Houston Roughnecks

Peters signed with the XFL's Team 9 practice squad during the regular season. He signed with the Houston Roughnecks on March 9, 2020.[21][22] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[23]

References

  1. ^ "Chasing Edges Performance & Podcast Brian Peters". Chasing Edges. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "10 BRIAN PETERS". nusports.com. Archived from the original on December 6, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  3. ^ "Division I OHSAA District Track Tournament". oh.milesplit.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  4. ^ "Kallner Invitational". athletic.net. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  5. ^ "BRIAN PETERS". sports.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  6. ^ Forman, Matt (November 2, 2008). "Notebook: Defense shuts down Gophers' attack". dailynorthwestern.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  7. ^ a b c d "Brian Peters LB". riderville.com. Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  8. ^ "Brian Peters". nfldraftscout.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  9. ^ "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  10. ^ "Brian Peters". arenafan.com. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  11. ^ Craig, Mark (August 14, 2015). "Long shot Peters relying on hope, confidence to make Vikings roster". startribune.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  12. ^ "RIDERS SIGN THREE". riderville.com. January 31, 2013. Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  13. ^ Wilkening, Mike (February 23, 2015). "Vikings sign CFL linebacker Brian Peters". profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  14. ^ Alper, Josh (September 5, 2015). "Vikings pare roster to 53 players". profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  15. ^ "BRIAN PETERS". foxsports.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  16. ^ Krammer, Andrew (September 30, 2015). "Texans sign LB Brian Peters off Vikings' practice squad". 1500espn.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  17. ^ "Brian Peters". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  18. ^ Wilson, Aaron (March 15, 2016). "Special-teamer Brian Peters upbeat about future with Texans". sportsmanias.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  19. ^ "Texans' team captains include J.J. Watt, Tyrann Mathieu, Deshaun Watson". chron.com. John McKeon. September 7, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
  20. ^ "TRANSACTIONS: Texans place Demaryius Thomas, Kayvon Webster and Brian Peters on IR". HoustonTexans.com. December 24, 2018.
  21. ^ "Roughnecks sign ex-Texans LB Brian Peters". Chron.com. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  22. ^ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  23. ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.