Jason Peter

For the NFL offensive tackle, seeJason Peters.For the fictional DC character, seeJason Peter Todd.

Jason Peter

No. 97
Position:	Defensive end
Personal information
Born:	(1974-09-13)September 13, 1974 Locust, New Jersey,U.S.
Career information
High school:	Middletown South (Middletown, New Jersey)
College:	Nebraska
NFL draft:	1998/ Round: 1 / Pick: 14
Career history
Carolina Panthers(1998–2001)
Career highlights and awards
3×National champion(1994,1995,1997) ConsensusAll-American(1997) 2× First-team All-Big 12(1996,1997)
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 38 Games started: 20 Total tackles: 88 Sacks: 7.5 Fumble recoveries: 1
Player stats atPFR

Jason Michael Peter(born September 13, 1974) is an American former professionalfootballplayer who was adefensive endfor four seasons in theNational Football League(NFL). Peter was a consensusAll-Americanplayingcollege footballfor theNebraska Cornhuskers.He was selected by theCarolina Panthersin the first round of the1998 NFL draft.

Early life

Peter grew up in theLocustneighborhood ofMiddletown Township, New Jersey.He playedhigh school footballatMiddletown High School Southin Middletown Township and atMilford AcademyinConnecticut.

College career

Peter attended the University of Nebraska, and played for theNebraska Cornhuskers footballteam from 1994 to 1997. As a senior in 1997, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American.

College statistics

Jason Peter			Tackles					Interceptions					Fumbles
Season	Class	GP	Cmb	Solo	Ast	TfL	Sck	Int	Yds	Lng	TD	PD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
1994	Fr	7	8	2	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
1995	So	12	33	11	22	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
1996	Jr	13	61	19	42	11.5	4.5	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	31	1
1997	Sr	13	67	28	39	15	7	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0
Career		45	169	60	109	31.5	11.5	0	0	0	0	10	4	1	31	1

Professional career

The Carolina Panthers selected Peter in the first round (fourteenth pick overall) of the 1998 NFL draft, and he played for the Panthers from1998to2001.His career was shortened by a recurring and chronic neckstingerthat forced him to retire after the2001 season.

Post-playing career

After ending his professional playing career, Peter was adefensive linecoachatEdison High SchoolinHuntington Beach, California,and then defensive line coach atHarvard-Westlake SchoolinNorth Hollywood, California.

Peter was the co-host ofThe Spread,a localsports talk radioshow onESPN 1480inLincoln, Nebraska.He co-hosted the show with Jeff Wilkerson. The show was canceled in November 2009 when the station changed formats. He was also the co-host of a morning radio on 1620 the zone inOmaha, Nebraska,called "Sharp and Peter in the Morning", which aired from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM Monday thru Friday.

Peter's book,Hero of the Underground: My Journey Down To Heroin & Backwas published bySt. Martin's Press.The memoir chronicles Peter's addiction toheroinandcocaine,along with pain relievers and alcohol.

Personal life

Peter is the middle child of three sons and one daughter. His younger brother, Damian, signed a letter of intent to play football for the University of Notre Dame but never played a down due to a swimming pool accident, which he came out of nearly paralyzed. Peter's older brother,Christian Peter,also played in the NFL.