| Tight end | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: January 11, 1989 | |
| Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana | |
| Career information | |
| College: LSU | |
| Undrafted in 2012 | |
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
| Career history | |
* St. Louis Rams ( 2012)*
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
DeAngelo Rico-Thomas Peterson[1] (born January 11, 1989) is a former American football tight end. He played college football at Louisiana State University. He signed with St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2012.
College career[]
Peterson played college football at LSU. In his freshman year, he played in 13 games and recorded 6 tackles mainly on special teams.[2]
In his sophomore year, he had 5 receptions, 82 receiving yards, 2 receiving touchdowns.[2] On November 7, 2009, he recorded 2 receptions for 40 yards and a touchdown against No.3 ranked Alabama but LSU lost 24-15.[3] On November 28, 2009, he had a 15-yard receiving touchdown against Arkansas as LSU won in Overtime 33-30.[4]
In his junior year, he had 16 receptions and 198 receiving yards.[2] On October 2, 2010, he recorded 5 receptions for 45 yards against Tennessee helping No.12 ranked LSU wins 16-14.[5] On October 9, 2010, he recorded 2 receptions for 38 yards against No.14 ranked Florida as LSU wins 33-29.[6]
In his senior year, he played in 14 games (5 starts) and had 18 receptions, 179 receiving yards and receiving touchdown.[2] On September 3, 2011, he recorded 4 receptions for 62 yards against No. 3 ranked Oregon helping LSU win 40-27.[7] On September 10, 2011, he had a nine-yard reception against Northwestern State as LSU wins 49-3.[8] On January 9, 2012, in the BCS Championship Game, he recorded one reception for 7 yards.
Statistics[]
| Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | Rec | Yds | Avg | LNG | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | LNG | TD |
| 2008 | LSU Tigers | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2009 | LSU Tigers | 13 | 5 | 82 | 16.4 | 28 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2010 | LSU Tigers | 13 | 16 | 198 | 12.4 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| 2011 | LSU Tigers | 14 | 18 | 179 | 9.9 | 29 | 1 | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 | 0 |
Source:[9]
Professional career[]
| Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | Wonderlic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 3 in | 238 lb | 4.76 s | 7.19 s | 36.0 in | 10 ft 1 in | 18 rep |
St. Louis Rams[]
On April 30, 2012, Peterson signed as an undrafted free agent with the St. Louis Rams following the 2012 NFL Draft.[1][11] On August 31, 2012, he was released during final roster cuts.
Washington Redskins[]
On September 3, 2012, he signed with the Washington Redskins to join the practice squad.[12][13]
Peterson was signed to reserve contract on January 8, 2013.[14] On June 12, the Redskins waived-injured him due to a broken foot.[15] The next day he cleared waivers and was placed on the team's injured reserve.[16] On July 25, 2013, Peterson was waived by the Washington Redskins.
Denver Broncos[]
On August 6, 2013, Peterson was signed by the Denver Broncos.[17] On August 25, 2013, he was waived by the Broncos.[18]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "LSU Profile". lsusports.net. Archived from the original on 2012-11-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20121106040747/http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=1382581. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "DeAngelo Reterson LSU Statistics". sports-reference.com/. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/deangelo-peterson-1.html. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ↑ "(9) Louisiana State 15, (3) Alabama 24 Box Score". sports-reference.com/. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/boxscores/2009-11-07-alabama.html. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ↑ "Arkansas 30, (17) Louisiana State 33 Box Score". sports-reference.com/. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/boxscores/2009-11-28-louisiana-state.html. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ↑ "Tennessee 14, (12) Louisiana State 16". sports-reference.com/. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/boxscores/2010-10-02-louisiana-state.html. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ↑ "(12) Louisiana State 33, (14) Florida 29 Box Score". sports-reference.com/. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/boxscores/2010-10-09-florida.html. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ↑ "(3) Oregon 27, (4) Louisiana State 40". sports-reference.com/. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/boxscores/2011-09-03-louisiana-state.html. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ↑ "Northwestern State 3, (2) Louisiana State 49". sports-reference.com/. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/boxscores/2011-09-10-louisiana-state.html. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ↑ "Deangelo Peterson Stats". http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/15148/type/college/deangelo-peterson.
- ↑ NFL Combine Profile
- ↑ "Rams Add 23 Rookie Free Agents". stlouisrams.com. http://www.stlouisrams.com/news-and-events/article-1/Rams-Add-23-Rookie-Free-Agents/5579d566-0891-4b53-88e1-261d7be36bc9. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- ↑ "Redskins Announce Practice Squad". redskins.com. http://www.redskins.com/news-and-events/article-1/Redskins-Announce-Practice-Squad/50064b22-db5f-4195-9f13-d6c7f7789335. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ↑ "Redskins finalize practice squad". http://washingtonexaminer.com. http://washingtonexaminer.com/redskins-finalize-practice-squad/article/2506716#.UEdONbKPWas. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ↑ Tinsman, Brian (January 8, 2013). "Redskins Sign Six To Reserve/Futures Contracts". Redskins.com. http://www.redskins.com/news-and-events/article-1/Redskins-Sign-Six-To-ReserveFutures-Contracts/f36bc433-2905-4eb4-bbba-f34790944e26. Retrieved 2013-01-13.
- ↑ Jones, Mike (June 12, 2013). "Redskins waive DE Worthington and TE Peterson, add WR Henderson, K Potter". WashingtonPost.com. https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/football-insider/wp/2013/06/12/redskins-waive-de-worthington-te-peterson/. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
- ↑ El-Bashir, Tarik (June 13, 2013). "Redskins release FB Boyce, get to 90 player maximum". CSNWashington.com. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130615165746/http://www.csnwashington.com/football-washington-redskins/talk/redskins-release-fb-boyce-get-90-player-maximum. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
- ↑ Legwold, Jeff (August 6, 2013). "Broncos camp notes: Another OL combo". http://espn.go.com/blog/afcwest/post/_/id/60355/broncos-camp-notes-another-ol-combo. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
- ↑ Caldwell, Gray (August 25, 2013). "Broncos Trim Roster to 77". http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Broncos-Trim-Roster-to-77/c06eb3a5-9ba9-4c16-aaa9-0a6cda199db4. Retrieved August 31, 2013.