Stephen Peterman
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| Position: | Guard | ||||||
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| Born: | January 11, 1982 Gulfport, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 323 lb (147 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Saint Stanislaus (MS) | ||||||
| College: | LSU | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2004 / round: 3 / pick: 83 | ||||||
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Stephen Frederick Peterman (born January 11, 1982) is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions. He played college football for the LSU Tigers.
Early years
[edit]Peterman attended Saint Stanislaus College in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, where he was an All-state and a two-time All-district selection at tight end. As a senior, he posted 14 receptions for 150 yards and one touchdown. He also lettered in basketball.
He accepted a football scholarship from Louisiana State University. As a freshman, he was converted into a defensive end, appearing in 5 games and making 8 tackles (3 for loss) as a backup.
As a sophomore, he was converted into a left guard, starting 12 games and allowing only one sack. As a junior, he again allowed one sack. As a senior, he was moved to right guard and allowed one sack.
He started 35 out of his 48 career games (25 starts at left guard) and was a part of the 2003 national championship team.
Professional career
[edit]Dallas Cowboys
[edit]Peterman was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the third round (83rd overall) of the 2004 NFL draft.[1] As a rookie, he broke a finger at the start of training camp, before tearing the ACL and MCL of his right knee in the last game of the pre-season (while playing special teams), which placed him on the injured reserve list on September 3.
In 2005, he played 3 games on special teams at the end of the season. The team tried him at center before releasing him on August 23, 2006.
Peterman was part of a string of unsuccessful offensive lineman selections made by the Cowboys in the first rounds of the draft: Al Johnson (2003), Jacob Rogers (2004). He struggled with injuries during his two years with the Cowboys.
Detroit Lions
[edit]On October 17, 2006, the Detroit Lions signed him to their practice squad and was activated for the last three games (2 starts) of the year.[2] He became the team's starting right guard in 2007. The next year, he was inactive in 2 games because of a hand injury.
In 2009, the Lions signed him to a five-year contract.[3] He was placed on the injured reserve list on November 20, with a right ankle injury he suffered playing against the Minnesota Vikings.
On February 5, 2013, he was waived after having problems the previous year in pass protection.[4]
New York Jets
[edit]On April 26, 2013, Peterman agreed to a one-year contract with the New York Jets.[5] He was released on August 26.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "2004 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
- ^ "Transactions". Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ "Lions sign Stephen Peterman to long-term deal". Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ "Lions continue cap purge". Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ Orr, Conor (April 27, 2013). "Jets sign G Stephen Peterman to one-year deal". The Star-Ledger. Archived from the original on May 4, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
- ^ Jets Staff (August 26, 2013). "Jets Release 14 Players". New York Jets. Archived from the original on August 29, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2018.