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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.
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||
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| Born: | October 31, 1988 Pickerington, Ohio, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Pickerington Central (Pickerington, Ohio) | ||||
| College: | Northwestern | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2012 | ||||
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| Stats at CFL.ca (archive) | |||||
| Stats at ArenaFan.com | |||||
Peters owns Chasing Edges Performance, a human performance company that provides breath work and mental skills consulting.[1]
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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]
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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]
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| Height | Weight | 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 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]
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