Corey Peters
No. 98 – Arizona Cardinals | |||||||||||||||
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Position: | Nose tackle | ||||||||||||||
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Born: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | June 8, 1988||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 335 lb (152 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school: | Central (Louisville, Kentucky) | ||||||||||||||
College: | Kentucky | ||||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2010 / Round: 3 / Pick: 83 | ||||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 11, 2021 | |||||||||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Corey Peters (born June 8, 1988) is an American football nose tackle for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Kentucky.
Early years[]
Peters played high school football for Louisville Central High School, where he was first-team all state.[1]
College career[]
Peters played college football at Kentucky. 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.[1] As a senior Peters had four sacks and twelve tackles for losses.[2] Peters was also named second-team All-SEC as a senior.[3]
Professional career[]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 3+1⁄4 in (1.91 m) |
300 lb (136 kg) |
34 in (0.86 m) |
9 in (0.23 m) |
4.90 s | 1.68 s | 2.83 s | 4.49 s | 7.31 s | 33 in (0.84 m) |
8 ft 7 in (2.62 m) |
26 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine and Pro Day[4][5] |
Atlanta Falcons[]
Peters was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round, 83rd overall, of the 2010 NFL Draft.[6] The Atlanta Falcons signed Corey Peters to a four-year deal on June 8, 2010.[7]
On March 4, 2014, Peters and the Falcons agreed on a one-year deal that kept him in Atlanta throughout the 2014 season.[8]
Arizona Cardinals[]
On March 10, 2015, Peters signed a three-year deal with the Arizona Cardinals.[9][10] He tore his left Achilles tendon on August 20, 2015 during practice, and was placed on injured reserve the next day.[11]
On December 1, 2017, Peters signed a three-year contract extension with the Cardinals.[12]
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.[13]
On August 2, 2021, Peters signed a one-year deal with the Cardinals.[14]
NFL statistics[]
Year | Team | GP | COMB | TOTAL | AST | SACK | FF | FR | FR YDS | INT | IR YDS | AVG IR | LNG | TD | PD |
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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 | 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 |
Career | 138 | 292 | 193 | 99 | 19.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
- Key
- GP: games played
- COMB: combined tackles
- TOTAL: total tackles
- AST: assisted tackles
- SACK: sacks
- FF: forced fumbles
- FR: fumble recoveries
- FR YDS: fumble return yards
- INT: interceptions
- IR YDS: interception return yards
- AVG IR: average interception return
- LNG: longest interception return
- TD: interceptions returned for touchdown
- PD: passes defensed
References[]
- ^ a b "Corey Peters bio at University of Kentucky Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
- ^ Calm, Collected Peters isn't sweating NFL Draft, University of Kentucky Official Athletics Site
- ^ University of Kentucky Official Athletics site, Cobb named first-team All-SEC
- ^ http://www.draftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=66110&draftyear=2010&genpos=DT[bare URL]
- ^ "Corey Peters | DT | Kentucky - NFL Combine Results".
- ^ 3rd Round of 2010 NFL Draft at CNN/SI.com
- ^ "Falcons sign third round pick Corey Peters". AtlantaFalcons.com. June 8, 2010. Archived from the original on June 21, 2010.
- ^ Adams, Jay. "Falcons Sign Peters to One-Year Deal". AtlantaFalcons.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ^ McClure, Vaugh (March 10, 2015). "DL Corey Peters to join Cardinals". ESPN. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
- ^ Urban, Darren (March 11, 2015). "Cardinals Agree To Terms With Mike Iupati, Sean Weatherspoon, Corey Peters". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on October 1, 2017.
- ^ Weinfuss, Josh (August 20, 2015). "Corey Peters lost after tearing Achilles in Cardinals practice". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
- ^ Bergman, Jeremy (December 1, 2017). "Corey Peters signs three-year extension with Cardinals". NFL.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
- ^ Urban, Darren (November 19, 2020). "Jordan Phillips, Corey Peters Put On IR As Cardinals Deal With D-Line Woes". AZCardinals.com.
- ^ Urban, Darren (August 2, 2021). "Cardinals Re-Sign Defensive Lineman Corey Peters". AZCardinals.com.
- ^ "Corey Peters Stats". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
External links[]
- 1988 births
- Living people
- American football defensive tackles
- American football defensive ends
- Arizona Cardinals players
- Atlanta Falcons players
- Kentucky Wildcats football players
- Players of American football from Pittsburgh
- Central High School (Louisville, Kentucky) alumni