Adam Peters

Frederick Adam Peters (born May 24, 1979) is an American professional football executive who is the general manager (GM) for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). His NFL career began as a scout with the New England Patriots in 2003, spending six seasons with them before joining the Denver Broncos in 2009.

Peters served as the Broncos' college scouting director for three seasons before joining the San Francisco 49ers in 2017. He worked closely with general manager John Lynch, initially as vice president of player personnel and later as assistant general manager being named Commanders GM in 2024. Peters has been a part of three Super Bowl-winning teams, two with the Patriots and one with the Broncos.

Early life Frederick Adam Peters was born on May 24, 1979, in Mountain View, California, and raised in nearby Cupertino. He attended Monta Vista High School, earning all-conference honors in football as a tight end and in baseball as a left fielder and first baseman. He enrolled at West Valley College, a junior college in Saratoga, California, in 1997. Peters decided to stop playing football midway through his time at UCLA, believing that he had no future as a player as teammates like DeShaun Foster were "bigger, stronger, faster, and better" than him. He graduated with a psychology degree in 2002, working with the Bruins as a graduate assistant in football operations that season as a way to remain in the sport. As an assistant, he put together film of prospects, drove players to doctors and hospitals, and performed data entry until becoming an area scout in 2005. Peters worked as a regional and national scout with the Broncos before being promoted to assistant director of college scouting in July 2014. He was promoted to director of college scouting in 2016, with Denver appearing in Super Bowl XLVIII and winning Super Bowl 50 during his tenure.

San Francisco 49ers Peters was named vice president of player personnel for the San Francisco 49ers on January 31, 2017. He was the first hire made by 49ers general manager (GM) John Lynch, who had no prior front office experience; they had met after Lynch attended Broncos draft meetings as a guest the previous year. Peters was promoted to assistant GM on February 19, 2021. During his tenure, he assisted in the scouting of later-round draft selections such as George Kittle, Fred Warner, Dre Greenlaw, Talanoa Hufanga, and Brock Purdy who helped the 49ers appear in four NFC Championship Games and Super Bowls LIV and LVIII.

Washington Commanders

Peters was named general manager of the Washington Commanders on January 15, 2024. In Peters' first season, the Commanders recorded their highest win total and reached their first NFC Championship Game appearance since 1991.

Personal life Peters is married to Jennifer Peters; the couple have two daughters. In late 2025, Peters was part of a UCLA search committee that assisted with selecting Bob Chesney as the team's head football coach.