Joseph Todd Peterson is a retired American footballplacekicker. He was drafted by the New York Giants from the University of Georgia with the ninth pick of the seventh round in 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
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.
NFL
Peterson was drafted with the 9th pick in the 7th round of the 1993 NFL 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. 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.
Career stats
Season
PAT
PAT Pct.
1-19
20-29
30-39
40-49
50+
FG-FGA
FG Pct.
Long
Points
1994
4-4
100%
0-0
1-1
1-1
0-2
0-0
2-4
50%
35
10
1995
40-40
100%
3-3
3-3
9-10
8-10
0-2
23-28
82.1%
49
109
1996
27-27
100%
5-5
6-8
7-7
8-11
2-3
28-34
82.4%
49
111
1997
37-37
100%
4-4
5-5
7-10
5-7
1-2
22-28
78.6%
52
103
1998
41-41
100%
3-3
4-4
4-5
5-5
3-7
19-24
79.2%
51
98
1999
32-32
100%
5-5
6-6
8-11
14-16
1-2
34-40
85%
51
134
2000
25-25
100%
3-3
3-3
7-9
2-5
0-0
15-20
75%
42
70
2001
27-28
96%
5-5
4-6
9-10
8-12
1-2
27-35
77.1%
51
108
2002
25-26
96%
2-2
1-2
6-10
3-7
0-0
12-21
57.1%
46
61
2003
22-23
96%
3-3
2-4
3-3
4-4
0-1
12-15
80%
48
58
2004
23-23
100%
2-2
2-2
7-8
5-6
2-4
18-22
81.8%
51
77
2005
35-35
100%
5-5
4-5
11-11
3-4
0-0
23-25
92%
43
104
TOTALS
338-341
99%
44-44
37-45
79-95
65-89
10-23
235-296
79.4%
54
1043
Trivia
Peterson led the SEC in field goal percentage during his senior year at Georgia.
