Peter Warrick

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Peter Warrick (born June 19, 1977 in Bradenton, Florida), commonly known by fellow teammates and fans as "P-Dub" attended Southeast High School and is an American football wide receiver who last played for the NFL's Seattle Seahawks. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals out of Florida State University with the fourth overall pick in the 2000 NFL Draft after a stellar collegiate career.

1 Collegiate Career
- 1.1 Dillard's Department Store Incident
2 Professional Career
3 External links

[edit] Collegiate Career

Peter Warrick played college football at Florida State University, and was among the best offensive players in the country during his college career. A two time consensus All-American Wide Receiver, he was nicknamed "The Great One" for his ability to score every time he touched the ball. He led Florida State to National Championship appearances in 1998 and 1999. In 1999 Florida State was the first team to ever go "wire to wire" - ranking first in the polls throughout the season. Warrick was the MVP of the 2000 Sugar Bowl with over 160 yards receiving.

[edit] Dillard's Department Store Incident

On Septermber 29, 1999, during Peter Warrick's senior season at Florida State, Warrick and teammate Laveranues Coles allegedly conspired with Dillard's department store clerk Rachel Myrtil and underpaid for clothes at the store by $391. Myrtil was charged with letting Warrick and Coles buy $412.38 worth of clothing for $21.40. An off-duty officer saw what happened through a surveillance camera, according to police. Warrick, Coles and Myrtil were arrested for grand theft. On October 22nd, Warrick pleaded guilty to misdemeanor petty theft in connection with the department store scam.

At the time of his arrest, Peter Warrick was considered by many as the front-runner for the Heisman Trophy Award with 36 catches for 508 yards and four touchdowns on the season. The Seminoles receiver was scoring touchdowns on highlight-film type runs and receptions and was in the national spotlight every week. Following the arrest, Florida State University suspended Warrick for two key games (Laveranues Coles, who paid for the clothes, was kicked off the Florida State team). The two-game suspension, along with the negative publicity he received in the national media, ended any chance for Warrick to be awarded the Heisman Trophy. At season's end, Warrick was not invited to the Heisman Trophy Award Presentation at the Downtown Athletic Club, and finished sixth in the overall voting. [1] The trophy was awarded to University of Wisconsin running back Ron Dayne.

[edit] Professional Career

Since being drafted, his NFL career has widely been viewed as a disappointment. In his first 4 seasons with the Bengals, Warrick never gained more than 667 receiving yards. In 2003, he did make a significant improvement, catching a career high 79 passes for 819 yards and 7 touchdowns, while also gaining 143 rushing yards on the ground and adding another 273 yards and a touchdown returning punts. Still he never did achieve the outstanding success he gained in college or the productivity he was expected to contribute as the 4th player taken in the NFL draft. Another player on the Bengals that did end up becoming the top receiver on the team and is considered among the best receivers in the NFL was Chad Johnson, who had been drafted with the 5th pick in the second round in the 2001 NFL draft.

Warrick missed most of the 2004 season with an injury, and receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh, a 7th round pick in the 2001 draft, replaced him at the #2 receiver spot and ended up having the best season of his career. Warrick was released from the Bengals before the start of the 2005 season He subsequently signed with the Seahawks.

In his first season with Seattle, Warrick was used infrequently in the starting lineup. He finished the season with just 11 catches for 180 yards, 1 carry for 5 yards, and 6 punt returns for 29 yards. However, for most of the postseason and in Super Bowl XL, Warrick served as the team's starting punt returner. His 12-yard punt return in the first quarter of the Super Bowl helped set up the Seahawks first points of the game. Later he had a 34-yard return, but it was negated by a penalty. He finished Super Bowl XL with 4 punt returns for 27 yards.

On September 2, 2006, Peter Warrick was cut from the Seahawks.[2]

The New York Giants worked out Peter Warrick on November 13th, 2006. The Cincinnati Bengals recently worked out Warrick, but opted to pass on him for the time being. But the Giants' need at wide receiver might be greater than the Bengals. The results of the workout have not been released.[3]