Todd Peterson

Field goals made:	235
Field goals attempted:	296
Field goal %:	79.4
Longest field goal:	54

Todd Peterson
No. 2
Position:	Placekicker
Personal information
Born:	February 4, 1970 (age 53); Washington D.C., U.S.
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school:	Valdosta (GA)
College:	Georgia
NFL Draft:	1993 / Round: 7 / Pick: 177
Career history
	New York Giants (1993); New England Patriots (1993); Arizona Cardinals (1994); Seattle Seahawks (1995–1999); Kansas City Chiefs (2000–2001); Pittsburgh Steelers (2002); San Francisco 49ers (2003–2004); Atlanta Falcons (2005);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Field goals made:
Field goals made:	235
Field goals attempted:	296
Field goal %:	79.4
Longest field goal:	54
	Player stats at NFL.com

Last updated April 02, 2023

Joseph Todd Peterson (born February 4, 1970) is a former American football placekicker. He was drafted by the New York Giants from the University of Georgia with the ninth pick of the seventh round (177th overall) in the 1993 NFL Draft. Peterson last played with the Atlanta Falcons in 2005. His contract with the Falcons expired on March 11, 2006 and he retired after that season. He and his wife, Susan, are co-owners of Cabell's Designs LLC, with Cabell Sweeney. Cabell's is a design and licensing group focusing on collegiately licensed products in the giftware industry.

College

Peterson spent two years at the U.S. Naval Academy before transferring to the University of Georgia where during Peterson's senior year, he led the SEC in field goal percentage, and was named the University's first GTE Academic All-American in more than a decade since Terry Hoage. Peterson was also inducted into the University of Georgia's highest order, Sphinx in 1993.

Professional career

Peterson was drafted with the 9th pick in the 7th round of the 1993 NFL Draft, but didn't debut until 1994 with the Arizona Cardinals, where he only appeared in 2 games that season, before going to the Seattle Seahawks.^[1] Peterson went through his prime years as a Seahawk, from 1995-1999 until he got picked up by the Kansas City Chiefs, where he spent two years, when he then became a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers for the 2002 season. He then went to the San Francisco 49ers, where he spent two years. After the 2004 season, the Atlanta Falcons picked up Peterson, where he spent one season before his contract expired and he subsequently retired. Peterson was honored as the NFL Man of the Year, 1996, in Seattle and served three terms totaling six years on the NFLPA's Board during his career.

NFL career statistics

Year	Team	GP	Field Goal									Extra Point			Total Points
Year	Team	GP	FGM	FGA	Pct	<20	20−29	30−39	40−49	50+	Lng	XPM	XPA	Pct	Total Points
1994	ARI	2	2	4	50.0	0−0	1−1	1−1	0−2	0−0	35	4	4	100.0	10
1995	SEA	16	23	28	82.1	1−1	5−5	9−10	8−10	0−2	49	40	40	100.0	109
1996	SEA	16	28	34	82.4	0−0	11−13	7−7	8−11	2−3	49	27	27	100.0	111
1997	SEA	16	22	28	78.6	0−0	9−9	7−10	5−7	1−2	52	37	37	100.0	103
1998	SEA	16	19	24	79.2	3−3	4−4	4−5	5−5	3−7	51	41	41	100.0	98
1999	SEA	16	34	40	85.0	1−1	10−10	8−11	14−16	1−2	51	32	32	100.0	134
2000	KC	11	15	20	75.0	1−1	5−5	7−9	2−5	0−0	42	25	25	100.0	70
2001	KC	16	27	35	77.1	0−0	9−11	9−10	8−12	1−2	51	27	28	96.4	108
2002	PIT	10	12	21	57.1	1−1	2−3	6−10	3−7	0−0	46	25	26	96.1	61
2003	SF	8	12	15	80.0	0−0	5−7	3−3	4−4	0−1	48	22	23	95.7	58
2004	SF	16	18	22	81.8	1−1	3−3	7−8	5−6	2−4	51	23	23	100.0	77
2005	ATL	16	23	25	92.0	0−0	9−10	11−11	3−4	0−0	43	35	35	100.0	104
Career		159	235	296	79.4	5−5	76−84	79−95	65−89	10−23	54	338	341	99.1	1,043

Trivia

Peterson led the SEC in field goal percentage during his senior year at Georgia.
Graduated from Valdosta High School in Valdosta, Georgia. Valdosta is the nation's winningest football program on the high school level. He was inducted as a member of the Valdosta High School Hall of Fame in 2007. In 2015 he was inducted during Athletes in Action “Night of Champions” into the Hall of Faith.
Peterson and his family live in GA.
He is affiliated with several Boards of Directors of both for and non profit organizations such as: RoseRock Group in Bryan, TX; Passion Conferences and Passion City Church; Pro Athletes Outreach (Chairman); Seed Company (Chairman 2008–2013, Interim CEO 2014–2015); The Gathering.

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References

↑ "1993 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.

Sources

External links

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[1] "1993 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.

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