Peter Boulware
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Position: | Linebacker | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: | Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. | December 18, 1974||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Spring Valley (Columbia) | ||
College: | Florida State | ||
NFL draft: | 1997 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4 | ||
Career history | |||
Career highlights and awards | |||
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Career NFL statistics | |||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Peter Nicholas Boulware (born December 18, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for nine seasons with the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles, earning recognition as a consensus All-American. A first-round pick of Baltimore in the 1997 NFL draft, he played his entire pro career for the Ravens.
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Early career
Boulware was born in
College career
Boulware accepted an athletic scholarship to attend Florida State University, where he played for coach Bobby Bowden's Seminoles teams from 1993 to 1996. He redshirted his freshman season in 1993; as a redshirt freshman in 1994, he recorded 37 tackles, five sacks, and five tackles for loss. One of his sacks was recorded against Florida Gators quarterback Danny Wuerffel in the 1995 Sugar Bowl.
As a sophomore, Boulware totaled 46 tackles, an
Boulware was one of six defensive ends selected to Sports Illustrated's all-20th century college football team.[1]
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump |
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6 ft 4+1⁄8 in (1.93 m) |
254 lb (115 kg) |
33+3⁄4 in (0.86 m) |
9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) |
4.76 s | 1.66 s | 2.79 s | 4.20 s | 7.64 s | 34.0 in (0.86 m) |
The Baltimore Ravens selected Boulware in the first round, with the fourth overall pick in the 1997 NFL draft.[2] In 1997 Boulware recorded 66 total tackles, 11.5 sacks, and one forced fumble to receive the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year by the Associated Press. He would play for the Ravens for eight years, going to four Pro Bowls and becoming the Ravens' all-time sack leader, a title he held until he was surpassed by Terrell Suggs in 2011. Boulware was also a member of the Baltimore Ravens' Super Bowl-winning team during the 2000 NFL season. The Ravens released Peter Boulware prior to the 2005 season, then re-signed him to a lower salary. Before the 2006 season, the Ravens released him again due to injuries and he decided to retire. Boulware finished his career with 493 tackles, a franchise record 70 sacks, 26.5 tackles for losses, 13 forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries, 19 pass deflections, and one interception for six yards in 126 career games.
Personal life
Peter Boulware is married and has five children. He is also the Owner/Managing Partner of a Tallahassee Toyota dealership and is featured in the dealership's commercials. [3] He also founded a private school, Community Leadership Academy. His younger brother, Michael Boulware, also played in the NFL.
Honors
Peter Boulware was officially inducted into the Baltimore Ravens' Ring of Honor in a ceremony held during halftime of the game between the Ravens and the Bengals on November 5, 2006.[4]
Politics
On September 10, 2007, Peter Boulware announced his candidacy for the Florida state house as a member of the Republican Party.
Boulware contributed the federally allowed maximum to the presidential candidacy of
NFL career statistics
Legend | |
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Won the Super Bowl | |
Bold | Career high |
Regular season
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | ||
1997 | BAL | 16 | 16 | 58 | 43 | 15 | 11.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1998 | BAL | 16 | 16 | 61 | 38 | 23 | 8.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1999 | BAL | 16 | 11 | 37 | 31 | 6 | 10.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2000 | BAL | 16 | 15 | 39 | 33 | 6 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2001 | BAL | 16 | 14 | 66 | 44 | 22 | 15.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2002 | BAL | 16 | 16 | 73 | 57 | 16 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
2003 | BAL | 15 | 14 | 58 | 42 | 16 | 8.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2004 | BAL | Did not play due to injury | |||||||||||||||
2005 | BAL | 15 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Career | 126 | 102 | 401 | 293 | 108 | 70.0 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
Post-season
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | ||
2000 | BAL | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2001 | BAL | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | BAL | Did not play due to injury | |||||||||||||||
Career | 6 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
References
- ^ "CNN/SI - Century's Best - SI's NCAA Football All-Century Team - Wednesday October 06, 1999 03:30 PM". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Archived from the original on August 24, 2000.
- ^ "1997 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ^ "Meet Our Staff". Peter Boulware Toyota. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
- ^ Baltimore Ravens News - Key West Florida's My Home
- ^ Tallahassee Democrat - www.tallahassee.com - Tallahassee, FL [dead link]
- ^ Former NFL star Boulware concedes in state legislative race
- ^ [1] Archived December 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Newsmeat Campaign Contribution Search: Peter Boulware". Archived from the original on June 22, 2011.