![]() Peterson with the Seattle Seahawks in 2006 | |||||||||||||
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Hillcrest Heights, Maryland, U.S. | July 28, 1978||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Temple Hills (MD) Crossland | ||||||||||||
College: | Michigan State | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2000 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16 | ||||||||||||
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Julian Thomas Peterson (born July 28, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for eleven seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans. Peterson was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the first round of the 2000 NFL draft. He also played for the Seattle Seahawks and the Detroit Lions.