Todd Peterson

NFL player


DateOfBirth=Birth date and age|1970|2|4|mf=y
Birthplace=Washington, D.C.
College=Navy / Georgia
Position=Kicker
Pro Bowls=None
DraftedYear=1993
DraftedRound=7
DraftedPick=177
years=1994
1995-1999
2000-2001
2002
2003-2004
2005
teams = Arizona Cardinals
Seattle Seahawks
Kansas City Chiefs
Pittsburgh Steelers
San Francisco 49ers
Atlanta Falcons
CBS=1401|NFL=1401|ESPN=3069

Todd Peterson (born February 4, 1970 in Washington, D.C.) is an American football place kicker in the NFL, who most recently played with the Atlanta Falcons. His contract expired on March 11, 2006 and he was not re-signed by the Falcons. He was drafted by the New York Giants from the University of Georgia with the ninth pick of the seventh round (177th overall) in the 1993 NFL Draft.

College

At Georgia during Peterson's senior year, Peterson led the SEC in field goal percentage, and was named a GTE Academic All-American.

NFL

Peterson was drafted with the 9th pick in the 7th round of the 1993 NFL Draft, but didn't debut until 1994 with the Arizona Cardinals, where he only appeared in 2 games that season, before going to the Seattle Seahawks. Peterson went through his prime years as a Seahawk, from 1995-1999 until he got picked up by the Kansas City Chiefs, where he spent two years, when he then became a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers for the 2002 season. He then went to the San Francisco 49ers, where he spent two years. After the 2004 season, the Atlanta Falcons picked up Peterson, where he spent one season before his contract expired. He has not been re-signed since, although he nearly made it to training camp with the Washington Redskins.

Career Stats

"These statistics are mostly accurate as of December 9, 2006."

Trivia

*Peterson led the SEC in field goal percentage during his senior year at Georgia.
*Graduated from Valdosta High School in Valdosta, GA. Valdosta is the nation's most winningest football team on the high school level. He will also be inducted as a member of the Valdosta High School Hall of Fame in 2007.

Notes and References

* [http://www.thegoal.com/players/football/peterson_todd/peterson_todd.html TheGoal.com ~ Todd Peterson]
* [http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/3069/ Yahoo! Sports ~ Todd Peterson]
* [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/players/3069 SI.com ~ Todd Peterson]

External links

* [http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/players/playerfile/1401 Todd Peterson at CBS.com]

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