Jason Peters
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| Buffalo Bills — No. 71 | |
| Offensive tackle | |
| Date of birth: January 22, 1982 | |
| Place of birth: Queen City, Texas | |
| Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | Weight: 340 lb (150 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2004 for the Buffalo Bills | |
| Career history | |
| College: Arkansas | |
| Undrafted in 2004 | |
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| Current status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Selected NFL statistics (through Week 17 of the 2007 NFL season) |
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| Games played | 52 |
| Games started | 42 |
| Touchdowns | 2 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Jason Raynard Peters[1] (born January 22, 1982, Queen City, Texas) is an American football offensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at Arkansas.
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[edit] Early years
Peters played football for Queen City High School, where he earned All-District honors at defensive end.
[edit] Professional career
[edit] Buffalo Bills
Peters was picked up by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted rookie free agent in April 2004. He was cut then re-signed to the Bills' practice squad. He was signed to the active roster on November 12, 2004.[2] 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 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 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.
After the 2006 season, Sports Illustrated 's Paul Zimmerman debated selecting Peters to his All-Pro team. "I was rooting for the Bills' Jason Peters, whom I would have loved to pick, but he isn't there yet. Very athletic, but not enough of a roughneck." [3]
In 2007, Peters saw one of his best years as a pro, and was selected to start at left tackle on the AFC Pro-Bowl team. It came after an overall dominating season, and was very little surprise to many around the league. As offensive line coach Jim McNally put it, "His ability is limitless." Peters was selected as a Pro Bowl starter in 2007. He injured his groin in a game against the New York Giants. Joe Thomas was selected to replace him in the Pro Bowl.
[edit] Scoring plays
- Punt block recovered for a touchdown during the 2004 season vs the Cincinnati Bengals.
- Caught first career touchdown pass from J. P. Losman against the Houston Texans in the first game of the 2005 NFL season.
[edit] References
- ^ Peters on Pro-Football-Reference. rbref.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-20.
- ^ #71 Jason Peters - Buffalo Bills
- ^ Sports Illustrated online, January 5, 2007
