Craig Peterson (born July 18, 1985) is an American football placekicker who used to play for the Bay Area Panthers of the Indoor Football League (IFL). Peterson is currently on injury leave and has since been replaced by Stevie Artigue. Peterson is known for having ADHD is also a spokesperson for the IFL for players living with the disability as well as promoting senior citizens who want to fulfill their dreams. Peterson is the oldest player in the IFL.
| No. 19 – Bay Area Panthers | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Placekicker | ||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Born: | July 18, 1985 Burnt Hills, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake (NY) | ||||||||||
| College: | Cortland | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2010 | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||
| • 2x IFL Champion (2022, 2023)
• 2x NAL Champion (2018, 2021) • 2x Special Teams Player of the Year (2018, 2021) • 2x 1st Team All NAL (2018, 2021) | |||||||||||
| Career Arena statistics | |||||||||||
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| Player stats at ArenaFan.com | |||||||||||
Professional career
editOn March 23, 2015, Peterson was assigned to the Tampa Bay Storm.[1] On May 19, 2016, Peterson was placed on reassignment.
On February 21, 2017, Peterson signed with the Spokane Empire. On March 10, 2017 Peterson was released. Peterson was 4 of 5 on field goals, and 6 of 11 on point after touchdowns.[2] Peterson re-signed with the Empire on March 15, 2017.
On May 28, 2017, Peterson signed with the Hamilton Tiger Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[3]
On April 19, 2019, Peterson was assigned to the Columbus Destroyers.
On November 30, 2022, Peterson signed with the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League (IFL).[4]
References
edit- ^ Brandon Wright (March 26, 2015). "Storm meets Cleveland on Friday in season opener". www.tampabay.com. Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
- ^ "Craig Peterson". www.goifl.com. Indoor Football League. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ "2017 CFL Transactions". www.cfl.ca. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
- ^ "2022 IFL Transactions". www.goifl.com. Indoor Football League. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
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