Garry Peters (born November 26, 1991) is an
American
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professional
defensive back
In gridiron football, defensive backs (DBs), also called the secondary, are the players on the defensive side of the ball who play farthest back from the line of scrimmage. They are distinguished from the other two sets of defensive players, the ...
for the
BC Lions of the
Canadian Football League (CFL).
College career
Peters attended
Clemson University from 2011 to 2014, where he played
college football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.
Unlike most ...
for the
Tigers.
He played in 45 games, including 17 starts, where he had 106 tackles, two interceptions, two sacks, two forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery.
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Professional career
Carolina Panthers
Peters was signed as an undrafted free agent on May 8, 2015, by the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL) after going undrafted in the 2015 NFL Draft
The 2015 NFL Draft was the 80th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible football players. It took place in Chicago at the Auditorium Theatre and in Grant Park, from April 30 to May 2. The previous ...
. However, he was released prior to the start of preseason on July 30, 2015.
Edmonton Eskimos
Peters signed with the Edmonton Eskimos
The Edmonton Elks are a professional Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club competes in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member of the league's West Division and plays their home games at the Brick Field at Commo ...
on May 29, 2016. He made the team's active roster following training camp and made his professional debut on June 25, 2016, against the Ottawa Redblacks.[ After spending time on the injured list, he played in 11 regular season games with the team and had 24 defensive tackles and five special teams tackles.][
In ]2017
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, Peters was suspended for one game after making physical contact with an official during a game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Tim Hortons Fiel ...
. His season was also limited by injury and he played in just eight regular season games where he had 35 defensive tackles and three special teams tackles.[ He became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 13, 2018.
]
BC Lions
On February 13, 2018, Peters signed with the BC Lions.[ In ]2019
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, Peters again played in all 18 games and had 63 defensive tackles, four interceptions, and one forced fumble.[ He signed a two-year contract extension on February 11, 2020, but did not play that year due to the cancellation of the ]2020 CFL season
The 2020 CFL season would have been the 67th season of modern-day Canadian football. Officially, it would have been the 63rd season of the Canadian Football League.
It was originally scheduled to begin on June 11; on April 7, the start of the s ...
.[ As a pending free agent, he signed a contract extension on February 1, 2022.]2022
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, where he had 44 defensive tackles, three special team tackles, and five interceptions and was named a CFL All-Star for the first time in his career.[
]
References
External links
BC Lions profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Peters, Garry
1991 births
Living people
Players of American football from Conyers, Georgia
American football defensive backs
Clemson Tigers football players
Carolina Panthers players
Players of Canadian football from Georgia (U.S. state)
Canadian football defensive backs
Edmonton Elks players
BC Lions players