Cory Peoples

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Cory Peoples
Current position
Title Defensive backs coach
Team Georgia Tech
Conference ACC
Biographical details
Born (1981-07-23) July 23, 1981 (age 42)
Bishopville, South Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
2001–2002 Georgia Military
2003–2004 South Carolina
20052007 Philadelphia Eagles
2006 Amsterdam Admirals
20072009 Toronto Argonauts
Position(s) Safety
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2008 Georgia Military (GA)
2009–2012 Clark Atlanta (ST/DB/RC)
2013 St. Augustine's (DB)
2014–2015 Charleston Southern (DB)
2016 South Carolina State (DB)
2017 Albany State (DC)
2018 Georgia Southern (CB)
2020–2023 Georgia State (CB)
2024–present Georgia Tech (DB)

Cory Peoples (born July 23, 1981) is a former professional American and Canadian football safety who is currently secondary coach for Georgia Tech. [1] He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at South Carolina.

Peoples has also been a member of the Toronto Argonauts.

The Philadelphia Eagles announced, in 2012, that as part of the Bill Walsh Minority Coaching Fellowship, the team has hired six interns to the 2012 coaching staff. Correll Buckhalter, William Fuller, Don Holmes, Greg Lewis, Corey Peoples, and Montae Reagor will assist the Eagles staff throughout training camp and the preseason. Five of the six coaching interns spent time with the Eagles during their playing careers in the NFL. "The Bill Walsh Minority Coaching Fellowship is great for getting ex-NFL players and guys from college an opportunity to grow professionally and learn more about coaching," said Eagles wide receivers coach David Culley. Culley has been in charge of the hiring the coaching interns since he arrived in Philadelphia in 1999.

On February 19, 2018, Peoples was hired as the cornerbacks coach for the Georgia Southern Eagles football team. [2] He worked under GS head coach Chad Lunsford.

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References

  1. "Georgia Tech to hire George State's Cory Peoples as assistant coach". February 1, 2024.
  2. "Cory Peoples Named New Cornerbacks Coach for Eagles". February 19, 2018.