Jason Peters

Jason Raynard Peters^[1] (born January 22, 1982, Queen City, Texas) is an American football offensive tackle who currently plays for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. Jason played football for Queen City High School, where he earned All-District honors at defensive end. He played collegiately at the University of Arkansas and was originally signed by the Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2004. His current position on the Bills roster is left tackle. He played tight end in college and, while weighing at 328 lbs, showed that he had the speed to play the position (4.9 40 yard dash time). Peters was picked up by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2004. He was cut, but then resigned to the Buffalo Bills practice squad. He was signed to the active roster in November, 2004. Peters made his mark on special teams as a feared wedge buster on kickoffs and as a blocking tight end, while beginning to learn to play offensive tackle under the tutelage of offensive line coach Jim McNally. In 2005, Peters beat out the former Texas star Mike Williams for starting right tackle on the Bills. Peters was rewarded for his play, signing a five year contract extension with the Buffalo Bills in the offseason. In 2006, Peters began the season entrenched as the starting right tackle. After Week 7, the Bills reshuffled their offensive line to better protect quarterback J. P. Losman. Peters was moved to left tackle, replacing Mike Gandy who moved inside to left guard. After the 2006 season, Sports Illustrated 's Paul Zimmerman debated selecting Peters to his All Pro team. "I was rooting for the Bills' Jason Peters, whom I would have loved to pick, but he isn't there yet. Very athletic, but not enough of a roughneck." ^[2] In 2007, Peters saw one of his best years as a pro, and was selected to start at left tackle on the AFC Pro-Bowl team. It came after an overall dominating season, and was very little surprise to many around the league. As offensive line coach Jim McNally put it, "His ability is limitless." Peters is considered a rising star on the offensive line, a unique athlete because of his size and rare athleticism, and the best offensive lineman on the Buffalo Bills. Peters was selected as a Pro Bowl starter in 2007. He injured his groin in a game against the New York Giants and his status for the Pro Bowl game is uncertain.

Notable plays

• Punt block recovered for a touchdown during the 2004 season vs the Cincinnati Bengals.
• Caught first career touchdown pass from J. P. Losman against the Houston Texans in the first game of the 2005 NFL season.

Footnotes

1. ^ Peters on Pro-Football-Reference. rbref.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-20.
2. ^ Sports Illustrated online, January 5, 2007