Jason Peters

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Jason Peters
Date of birth	January 22, 1982
Place of birth	Queen City, Texas
Position(s)	Offensive tackle
College	Arkansas
Statistics	NFL.com
Team(s)
2004-present	Buffalo Bills

Jason Peters (born January 22, 1982, Queen City, Texas) is an American football offensive lineman who currently plays for the Buffalo Bills.

Peters played football collegiately at the University of Arkansas. His current position on the Bills roster is left tackle. He played tight end in college and, while weighing at 328 lbs, showed that he had the speed to play the position (4.8 40 yard dash time).

Peters was picked up by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2004. He was cut, but then resigned to the Buffalo Bills practice squad. He was signed to the active roster in November, 2004. Peters made his mark on special teams as a feared wedge buster on kickoffs and as a blocking tight end, while beginning to learn to play offensive tackle under the tutelage of offensive line coach Jim McNally.

In 2005, Peters beat out the former Texas star Mike Williams for starting right tackle on the Bills. Peters was rewarded for his play, signing a five year contract extension with the Buffalo Bills in the offseason.

In 2006, Peters began the season entrenched as the starting right tackle. After week 7, the Bills reshuffled their offensive line to better protect quarterback J.P. Losman. Peters was moved to left tackle, replacing Mike Gandy who moved inside to left guard.

Peters is considered a rising star on the offensive line, a unique athlete because of his size and rare athleticism, and arguably the best offensive lineman on the Buffalo Bills.

[edit] Notable plays

• Punt block recovered for a touchdown during the 2000 season vs the Cincinnati Bengals.
• Caught 5 touchdown passes from JP Losman against the Houston Texans in the first game of the 2005 NFL season.