Craig Peterson

Craig Peterson

No. 19 – Bay Area Panthers
Position:	Placekicker
Personal information
Born:	(1985-07-18) July 18, 1985 (age 39) Burnt Hills, New York, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:	Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake (NY)
College:	Cortland
Undrafted:	2010
Career history
Ottawa Redblacks (2014)* Tampa Bay Storm (2015–2016) Spokane Empire (2017) Hamilton Tiger Cats (2017)* Carolina Cobras (2018) Columbus Destroyers (2019) Albany Empire (2021) Massachusetts Pirates (2022) Frisco Fighters (2022) Northern Arizona Wranglers (2022) Arizona Rattlers (2023) Bay Area Panthers (2023–2024)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
• 2× IFL champion (2022, 2023) • 2× NAL champion (2018, 2021) • 2× Special Teams Player of the Year (2018, 2021) • 2× First-team All-NAL (2018, 2021)
Career Arena League statistics
Field goals made: 4 Field goal attempts: 6 PAT made: 85 PAT attempts: 98 Tackles: 11.0 Stats at ArenaFan.com

Craig Peterson (born July 18, 1985) is an American football placekicker for the Bay Area Panthers of the Indoor Football League (IFL). Peterson won the IFL championship with the Panthers in 2023.

Professional career

On March 23, 2015, Peterson was assigned to the Tampa Bay Storm.[1] On May 19, 2016, Peterson was placed on reassignment.

On February 21, 2017, Peterson signed with the Spokane Empire. On March 10, 2017, Peterson was released. Peterson was 4 of 5 on field goals, and 6 of 11 on point after touchdowns.[2] Peterson re-signed with the Empire on March 15, 2017.

On May 28, 2017, Peterson signed with the Hamilton Tiger Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[3]

On April 19, 2019, Peterson was assigned to the Columbus Destroyers.

On November 30, 2022, Peterson signed with the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League (IFL).[4]

References

1. Brandon Wright (March 26, 2015). "Storm meets Cleveland on Friday in season opener". www.tampabay.com. Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
2. "Craig Peterson". www.goifl.com. Indoor Football League. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
3. "2017 CFL Transactions". www.cfl.ca. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
4. "2022 IFL Transactions". www.goifl.com. Indoor Football League. Retrieved December 13, 2022.

External links

• Arena Football bio