Joseph Todd Peterson is a retired American football placekicker.
Education
Peterson spent two years at the United States. Naval Academy before transferring to the University of Georgia where during Peterson"s senior year, he led the Securities and Exchange Commission in field goal percentage, and was named the University"s first General Telephone and Electric 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.
Career
He was drafted by the New York Giants from the University of Georgia with the ninth pick of the seventh round (177th overall) in the 1993 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.
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Peterson was drafted with the 9th pick in the 7th round of the 1993 Draft, but didn"t debut until 1994 with the Arizona Cardinals, where he only appeared in 2 games that season, before going to the Seattle Seahawks. 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 Manitoba of the Year, 1996, in Seattle and served three terms totaling six years on the Pennsylvania"s Board during his career.
Peterson led the Securities and Exchange Commission in field goal percentage during his senior year at Georgia.
Graduated from Valdosta High School in Valdosta, Georgia. Valdosta is the nation"s winningest football program on the high school level Peterson and his family live in northern Atlanta, Georgia. He currently serves on several Boards of Directors of both for and non profit organizations such as: RoseRock Group in Bryan, Texas.
Passion Conferences and Passion City Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Pro Athletes Outreach (Chairman) in Palo Alto, California. The Seed Company (Chairman 2008-2013, Interim Chief Executive Officer 2014-2015) in Arlington, Texas.
Membership
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 was inducted as a member of the Valdosta High School Hall of Fame in 2007.