Corey Peters

Corey Peters

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Peters with the Atlanta Falcons
No. 98Arizona Cardinals
Position: Nose tackle
Personal information
Date of birth: (1988-06-08) June 8, 1988
Place of birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight: 305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
College: Kentucky
NFL Draft: 2010 / Round: 3 / Pick: 83
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-SEC (2010)
  • Falcons Man of the Year Award (2011)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2016
Total tackles: 151
Sacks: 11.0
Forced fumbles: 1
Fumble recoveries: 1
interceptions: 1
Defensive touchdowns: 1
Player stats at NFL.com

Corey Peters (born June 8, 1988) is an American football nose tackle for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Kentucky.

Early years

Peters played high school football for Louisville Central High School, where he was first-team all state.[1]

College career

Peters played college football at Kentucky. He started two games as a freshman and started 12 games as a sophomore. As a junior he tallied 36 tackles, 10 tackles for loss and four quarterback sacks.[1] As a senior Peters had four sacks and twelve tackles for losses.[2] Peters was also named second-team All-SEC as a senior.[3]

Professional career

Atlanta Falcons

Peters was selected by the Atlanta Falcons with the 20th pick in the 3rd round of the 2010 NFL Draft (83rd overall pick).[4] The Atlanta Falcons signed Corey Peters to a 4-year deal on June 8, 2010.[5] On March 4, 2014, Peters and the Falcons agreed on a one-year deal that kept him in Atlanta throughout the 2014 season.[6]

Arizona Cardinals

On March 10, 2015, Peters signed a three-year deal with the Arizona Cardinals.[7][8] He tore his left Achilles tendon on August 20, 2015 during practice.[9] He was placed on injured reserve the next day.

NFL stats

Year Team GP COMB TOTAL AST SACK FF FR FR YDS INT IR YDS AVG IR LNG TD PD
2010 ATL 16 33 25 8 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2011 ATL 15 26 21 5 3.0 0 1 13 1 1 1 1 0 3
2012 ATL 10 15 11 4 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2013 ATL 15 46 29 17 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2014 ATL 15 26 15 11 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 71 146 101 45 11.0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 7

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