Todd Peterson

Joseph Todd Peterson (born February 4, 1970) is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs and was selected by the New York Giants in the seventh round of 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 career

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 selected in the seventh round of the 1993 NFL draft with the 177th overall pick, but didn't debut until 1994 with the Arizona Cardinals, where he only appeared in two games that season, before going to the Seattle Seahawks. 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

YearTeamGPField GoalExtra PointTotal 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