Julian Peterson
No. 98, 59 | |||||||
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | Hillcrest Heights, Maryland, U.S. | July 28, 1978||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Temple Hills (MD) Crossland | ||||||
College: | Michigan State | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2000 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Julian Thomas Peterson (born July 28, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for eleven seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans. Peterson was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the first round of the 2000 NFL draft. He also played for the Seattle Seahawks and the Detroit Lions.
Early years
Peterson attended Crossland High School in Temple Hills, Maryland. He was the 1996 Chesapeake Classic MVP.
College career
Peterson attended
Peterson played college football at
Professional career
San Francisco 49ers
Peterson was drafted by the
Seattle Seahawks
Peterson signed with the Seattle Seahawks before the 2006 season. In his first season in Seattle, he was selected to the Pro Bowl for the third time after recording 89 tackles and a career-high 10 sacks. In his second season with the Seahawks he was selected to the Pro Bowl for the second straight year after posting 74 tackles and 9.5 sacks. During the 2008 NFL Training Camp, Peterson switched jersey numbers from #59 to #98, the number he wore during his previous tenure at San Francisco. In his third season with the team, Peterson made 86 tackles and five sacks, and was selected to his third consecutive Pro Bowl. In three seasons in Seattle, he recorded 249 tackles, 24.5 sacks, and three interceptions in 48 games and was elected to three Pro Bowls.
Detroit Lions
The Seattle Seahawks traded Peterson to the Detroit Lions for defensive tackle Cory Redding and a 2009 fifth-round pick on March 14, 2009.[3] On January 5, 2011, Peterson was given his release by the Lions.[4]
NFL statistics
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | ||||||||||
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Comb | Solo | Ast | Sack | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | |||
2000 | SF | 13 | 46 | 29 | 17 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 31 | 0 | 10 |
2001 | SF | 14 | 51 | 37 | 14 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2002 | SF | 16 | 94 | 76 | 18 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
2003 | SF | 16 | 94 | 69 | 25 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 31 | 0 | 11 |
2004 | SF | 5 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2005 | SF | 15 | 82 | 57 | 25 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
2006 | SEA | 16 | 89 | 71 | 18 | 10.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 | 6 |
2007 | SEA | 16 | 74 | 63 | 11 | 9.5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2008 | SEA | 16 | 86 | 65 | 21 | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
2009 | DET | 16 | 76 | 49 | 27 | 4.5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2010 | DET | 15 | 83 | 56 | 27 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Career[5] | 158 | 802 | 595 | 207 | 51.5 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 65 | 8.1 | 31 | 0 | 61 |
Postseason
Year | Team | GP | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | |||||||||
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Comb | Solo | Ast | Sack | FF | FR | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | |||
2001 | SF | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2002 | SF | 2 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2006 | SEA | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2007 | SEA | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 7 | 59 | 41 | 18 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Personal life
Peterson is married to his wife Aimee and has four sons, Jayson, Jadden, Josiah, and Julian Jr. Julian and Aimee's wedding was featured on WE tv's Platinum Weddings.[6]
References
- ^ "Julian Peterson Bio :: Michigan State :: Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on February 8, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
- ^ "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ Lions Get Peterson in Return for Redding Yahoo Sports, March 14, 2009
- ^ [1] MSNBC Sports.com
- ^ "Julian Peterson Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
- ^ ""Platinum Weddings" Aimee and Julian (TV Episode 2007) - IMDb". IMDb.
External links
- Detroit Lions bio
- Media related to Julian Peterson at Wikimedia Commons