| Brian Peters | |
| Number: | 21, 27, 45, 52 |
| Position: | Linebacker |
| Birth Date: | 1988 10, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Pickerington, Ohio, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 4 |
| Weight Lbs: | 240 |
| High School: | Pickerington Central (Pickerington, Ohio) |
| College: | Northwestern |
| Undraftedyear: | 2012 |
| Pastteams: | |
| Highlights: |
|
| Statlabel1: | Total tackles |
| Statvalue1: | 54 |
| Pfr: | P/PeteBr00 |
| Cfl-Archive: | https://web.archive.org/web/20150910024216/http://www.cfl.ca/roster/show/id/5593 |
| Afl: | Brian_Peters-12537 |
Brian Edward Peters (born October 31, 1988) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Northwestern University. He was a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) that won the 101st Grey Cup in 2013. Peters has also been a member of the Iowa Barnstormers, Omaha Nighthawks, Minnesota Vikings, Houston Texans, and Houston Roughnecks.
Peters owns Chasing Edges Performance, a human performance company that provides breath work and mental skills consulting.[1]
Peters attended Pickerington High School Central in Pickerington, Ohio, where he was a two-time first-team All-district, first-team All-county and first-team All-Ohio Capital Conference selection from 2005 to 2006, as well as a second-team All-state selection in 2006. He registered 127 tackles, 4 interceptions and 8 pass breakups as a senior, and also added 32 receptions (as a tight end) for 493 yards, helping the Tigers finish the 2006 season as the Division II state runners-up, regional champions and OCC champions. He also served as the Tigers' placekicker, booting 53-of-55 PAT's and 4-of-8 field goals. He finished his high school career with 277 tackles and 18 interceptions (7 in both 2004 and 2005). He was selected to play in the 2007 Ohio North-South All-Star game, as well as the OCC All-Star game.[2]
Peters also lettered in baseball and track & field at Pickerington, where he was team captain in baseball, playing center fielder and pitcher.[2] In track, he leaped 6.25 meters (20 feet, 5.25 inches) in the long jump event at the 2007 District Meet, and ran the 200-meter dash in 24.10 seconds.[3] [4] He also played one year of basketball.[2]
Regarded as a two-star recruit by Rivals.com, Peters was ranked 75th among all players in the state of Ohio by SuperPrep.[2] [5]
Peters played for the Northwestern Wildcats from 2008 to 2011.[2] He was redshirted in 2007.[2] [6] He recorded 92 tackles, five interceptions, one sack and two forced fumbles his senior season, earning First-team All-Big Ten as well as Academic All-Big Ten honors.[7] Peters was also team co-captain his senior year.[2] He accumulated 107 tackles, three interceptions and one forced fumble his junior year in 2010, garnering Second-team All-Big Ten as well as Academic All-Big Ten accolades.[7] He played in 52 games, starting 34, during his college career, recording totals of twelve interceptions, six forced fumbles, 23 pass breakups and a school record setting 301 total tackles.[2] [7]
Peters signed with the Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena Football League on July 5, 2012.[8] He recorded 13.5 tackles and one fumble recovery during his time with the Barnstormers.[9]
Peters was signed by the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League in 2012 and released by the team before the start of the 2012 season.[10]
Peters joined the Saskatchewan Roughriders' practice roster in 2012 and signed with the team in January 2013.[11] The Roughriders won the 101st Grey Cup against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on November 24, 2013. Peters had five special teams tackles during the game.[7]
On February 23, 2015, the NFL's Minnesota Vikings announced that they had signed Peters.[12] He was released by the Vikings on September 5 and signed to the team's practice squad on September 6, 2015.[13] [14]
Peters was signed off the Vikings' practice squad by the Houston Texans on September 30, 2015.[15] He made his NFL debut on October 4, 2015, against the Atlanta Falcons.[16] He recorded 17 special teams tackles in 2015, which tied for the league lead with Johnson Bademosi and Cedric Peerman.[17] As of 2018, he is one of the Texans' six team captains due to his outstanding play on special teams.[18]
On December 24, 2018, Peters was placed on injured reserve.[19]
Peters signed with the XFL's Team 9 practice squad during the regular season. He signed with the Houston Roughnecks on March 9, 2020.[20] [21] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[22]