Kamau Peterson (born September 16, 1978) is a former professional

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wide receiver and formerly the offensive coordinator for the York Lions football team.York removes Peterson's interim tag, searches for defensive assistant
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of the

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. He was originally drafted sixth overall by the

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in the 2001 CFL Draft and won the

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with the team that year. Although he was born in

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, United States, Peterson grew up in Detroit, Michigan, but was schooled in LaSalle, Ontario, so he counts as a non-import in the CFL. Kamau transitioned into his post-football career by founding PlaymakerU which trained young athletes in many sports but especially football. Based in Sherwood Park, Alberta he operated out of a new facility there. Peterson entered into coaching in 2012, serving as receivers coach on Team Canada's Jr. National (U19) Team from 2012 through 2016, earning 2 golds and a silver medal in World Championship play. (Texas 2012, Kuwait 2014, Harbin 2016) From there he joined the York University Football staff as Receivers coach and Assistant OC in 2014, taking over as Offensive Coordinator from 2017 through 2019 before moving on from York in 2020. During his time at York, Peterson spearheaded the resurgence of the York Offence, as well as served as their Strength and Conditioning coach. Peterson is widely recognized as an integral figure in the recruiting and player development of the Lions resurgence.

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* 1978 births Living people Calgary Stampeders players Canadian football wide receivers Canadian Football League Most Outstanding Canadian Award winners Edmonton Elks players Hamilton Tiger-Cats players New Hampshire Wildcats football players People from Essex County, Ontario Players of Canadian football from Ontario Winnipeg Blue Bombers players {{Canadianfootball-widereceiver-stub