Domata Peko

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**Domata Peko**
National Football League debut

Cincinnati Bengals — No. 94
Defensive tackle
Date of birth: November 27, 1984 (1984-11-27) (age 23)
Place of birth: Pago Pago, American Samoa
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Weight: 319 lb (145 kg)
2006 for the Cincinnati Bengals
Career history
College: Michigan State
NFL Draft: 2006 / Round: 4 / Pick: 123
Teams: Cincinnati Bengals (2006-present)
Career highlights and awards
No notable achievements
Stats at NFL.com

Domata Peko [DOE-mah-tah "PECK-o] (born November 27, 1984 in Pago Pago, American Samoa) is a professional football player and defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals out of Michigan State University. He is from Pago Pago, American Samoa. He is a lifelong friend of Bengals defensive end Jonathan Fanene. His brother, Tupe Peko, also played in the NFL.

1 College career
2 Professional career
3 Trivia
4 External links

[edit] College career

Peko played his college football at Michigan State University. He wore number 96 for the Spartans who were coached by John L. Smith at the time. As a senior he made 53 tackles. One of the most memorable moments of his career was against archrival Michigan when he returned a Chad Henne fumble for a touchdown in front of a roaring crowd at Spartan Stadium.

He was a sociology major.

[edit] Professional career

Peko was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth round (123rd overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft.

The Bengals signed Peko to a five-year extension worth $29.3 million. Peko was entering the final year of his rookie contract, and will now be with the team through the 2014 season. ^[1]

[edit] Trivia

On April 18th, 2007, Peko pulled an elderly man out of his Blazer that had flipped onto its roof at an intersection in Florence, KY. Peko saw him get hit in the side and flip. The man, Dean Gregg, 74, didn’t know who the young man helping him was. Gregg is from Detroit and moved to Cannon, KY., about two years ago, and was hit looking for the horse track.^{[citation needed]}

Peko asked Gregg if he needed help and he replied "Yeah, open the door and get me out.” After Peko hauled him out he continued on his way to church driving from his home in Independence, KY. “I was running late. About 10 minutes. I think that was a sign I was supposed to help,” he said.^{[citation needed]}