Shonte Peoples

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Shonte Peoples
No. 58
Born: (1972-08-30) August 30, 1972 (age 51)
Saginaw, Michigan, U.S.
Career information
CFL statusAmerican
Position(s)LB, DE
CollegeMichigan
Career history
As player
1994Las Vegas Posse
1995Birmingham Barracudas
19971998Winnipeg Blue Bombers
19992000Calgary Stampeders
20012003Saskatchewan Roughriders
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star1997, 2000, 2001
CFL East All-Star1997
CFL West All-Star2000, 2001

Shonte Peoples (born August 30, 1972) is a former linebacker in the Canadian Football League (CFL).

College career

Peoples played as strong safety for University of Michigan football team in fall of 1990 to 1993.[1]

Professional career

Having played his college football at the University of Michigan, Peoples signed on with the Las Vegas Posse, a CFL expansion franchise, in 1994. Las Vagas Posse folded a year later. He moved on to another CFL American team, the Birmingham Barracudas, in 1995.

He was selected by the

Green Riders
for 3 last seasons (2001 to 2003)

Off-field issue

In March 1994 he fired a pistol at police he had mistaken for car thieves trying to steal his new Jeep.[2] Four months later, a jury found him guilty on two felony charges of assault with a dangerous weapon.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Michigan Football Lettermen (L through Z) - University of Michigan Official Athletic Site". www.mgoblue.com. Archived from the original on 2010-08-08.
  2. ^ Wolverines player busted
  3. ^ "Former University of Michigan standout Shonte Peoples explains mistakes, misconceptions in planned autobiography". 14 May 2012.