Jason Peter
American football player
Jason Michael Peter (born September 13, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for four seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Peter was a consensus All-American playing college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the first round of the 1998 NFL draft.
Early life
Peter grew up in the Locust neighborhood of Middletown Township, New Jersey. He played high school football at Middletown High School South in Middletown Township and at Milford Academy in Milford, CT.
College career
Peter attended the University of Nebraska and played for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team from 1994 to 1997. As a senior in 1997, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American.
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Professional career
The Carolina Panthers selected Peter in the first round (fourteenth pick overall) of the 1998 NFL draft, and he played for the Panthers from 1998 to 2001. His career was shortened by a recurring and chronic neck stinger that forced him to retire after the 2001 season.
Post-playing career
After ending his professional playing career, Peter was a defensive line coach at Edison High School in Huntington Beach, California, and then defensive line coach at Harvard-Westlake School in North Hollywood, California.
Peter was the co-host of The Spread, a local sports talk radio show on ESPN 1480 in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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