Brian Peters (gridiron football)

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.

Brian Peters
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Peters with the Houston Texans
No. 21, 27, 45, 52
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1988-10-31) October 31, 1988
Pickerington, Ohio, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:Pickerington Central
(Pickerington, Ohio)
College:Northwestern
Undrafted:2012
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:54
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR · CFL.ca (archive) · ArenaFan.com

Early years

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.[1]

Peters also lettered in baseball and track & field at Pickerington, where he was team captain in baseball, playing center fielder and pitcher.[1] 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.[2][3] He also played one year of basketball.[1]

Regarded as a two-star recruit by Rivals.com, Peters was ranked 75th among all players in the state of Ohio by SuperPrep.[1][4]

College career

Peters played for the Northwestern Wildcats from 2008 to 2011.[1] He was redshirted in 2007.[1][5] 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.[6] Peters was also team co-captain his senior year.[1] 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.[6] 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.[1][6]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 3 in
(1.91 m)		 215 lb
(98 kg)		 4.60 s1.60 s2.67 s4.20 s6.60 s32 in
(0.81 m)		9 ft 2 in
(2.79 m)		14 reps
All values from Pro Day[7]

Iowa Barnstormers

Peters signed with the Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena Football League on July 5, 2012.[8] He recorded 13.5 tackles and one fumble recovery during his time with the Barnstormers.[9]

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.[10]

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Peters joined the Saskatchewan Roughriders' practice roster in 2012 and signed with the team in January 2013.[11] 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.[6]

Minnesota Vikings

On February 23, 2015, the NFL's Minnesota Vikings announced that they had signed Peters.[12] He was released by the Vikings on September 5 and signed to the team's practice squad on September 6, 2015.[13][14]

Houston Texans

Peters was signed off the Vikings' practice squad by the Houston Texans on September 30, 2015.[15] He made his NFL debut on October 4, 2015 against the Atlanta Falcons.[16] He recorded 17 special teams tackles in 2015, which tied for the league lead with Johnson Bademosi and Cedric Peerman.[17] As of 2018, he is one of the Texans' six team captains due to his outstanding play on special teams.[18]

On December 24, 2018, Peters was placed on injured reserve.[19]

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.[20][21] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[22]

References
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  13. Alper, Josh (September 5, 2015). "Vikings pare roster to 53 players". profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
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  18. "Texans' team captains include J.J. Watt, Tyrann Mathieu, Deshaun Watson". chron.com. John McKeon. September 7, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
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  20. "Roughnecks sign ex-Texans LB Brian Peters". Chron.com. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  21. "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  22. Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
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