Todd Peterson

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Todd Peterson

Joseph Todd Peterson (born February 4, 1970) is an American former professional football placekicker. He was selected 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. Peterson last played with the Atlanta Falcons in 2005. His contract with the Falcons expired on March 11, 2006 and he retired after that season. He and his wife, Susan, are co-owners of Cabell's Designs LLC, with Cabell Sweeney. Cabell's is a design and licensing group focusing on collegiately licensed products in the giftware industry.

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Todd Peterson
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Peterson in 2015
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Position:Placekicker
Personal information
Born: (1970-02-04) February 4, 1970 (age 55)
Washington D.C., U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school:Valdosta (GA)
College:Georgia
NFL draft:1993: 7th round, 177th pick
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Field goals made:235
Field goals attempted:296
Field goal %:79.4
Longest field goal:54
Stats at Pro Football Reference
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College career

Peterson spent two years at the U.S. Naval Academy before transferring to the University of Georgia where during Peterson's senior year, he led the SEC in field goal percentage, and was named the University's first GTE Academic All-American in more than a decade since Terry Hoage. Peterson was also inducted into the University of Georgia's highest order, Sphinx in 1993.

Professional career

Peterson was selected with the ninth pick in the seventh round of the 1993 NFL draft, but didn't debut until 1994 with the Arizona Cardinals, where he only appeared in two games that season, before going to the Seattle Seahawks.[1] 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 and he subsequently retired. Peterson was honored as the NFL Man of the Year, 1996, in Seattle and served three terms totaling six years on the NFLPA's Board during his career.

NFL career statistics

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Year Team GP Field Goal Extra Point Total Points
FGMFGAPct<2020−2930−3940−4950+LngXPMXPAPct
1994ARI 22450.00−01−11−10−20−03544100.010
1995SEA 16232882.11−15−59−108−100−2494040100.0109
1996SEA 16283482.40−011−137−78−112−3492727100.0111
1997SEA 16222878.60−09−97−105−71−2523737100.0103
1998SEA 16192479.23−34−44−55−53−7514141100.098
1999SEA 16344085.01−110−108−1114−161−2513232100.0134
2000KC 11152075.01−15−57−92−50−0422525100.070
2001KC 16273577.10−09−119−108−121−251272896.4108
2002PIT 10122157.11−12−36−103−70−046252696.161
2003SF 8121580.00−05−73−34−40−148222395.758
2004SF 16182281.81−13−37−85−62−4512323100.077
2005ATL 16232592.00−09−1011−113−40−0433535100.0104
Career15923529679.45−576−8479−9565−8910−235433834199.11,043
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