Former Hog Peters enters 20th NFL season after signing with Seahawks
It looks like former Razorback Jason Peters will get to play his 20th season in the NFL, after signing a deal with the Seattle Seahawks on Tuesday.
The 41-year-old veteran offensive tackle had put teams on notice in the offseason that he wanted to return for one final season, before hanging up his cleats for good on a likely Hall of Fame career. As the season got under way this past weekend, the 9-time Pro Bowl tackle remained a free agent.
But after both of Seattle’s starting tackles suffered injuries in Sunday’s 30-13 loss to the Los Angeles Rams, Peters was contacted to help provide some insurance for the Seahawks. Left tackle Charles Cross suffered a sprained toe and right tackle Abraham Lucas is dealing with soreness in his knee.
Peters is expected to initially be placed on the practice squad.
After coming to Arkansas as a defensive tackle in 2000, Peters was moved to tight end as a sophomore, eventually earning second-team All-SEC honors.
He went undrafted in 2004, but signed a free-agent deal with Buffalo, who eventually transitioned the big man to offensive tackle. He developed into one of the top linemen in the league during an 11-year stint in Philadelphia, where he became a 6-time All-Pro and was named to the Hall of Fame’s 2010s All-Decade team. He also won a Super Bowl ring with the Eagles in 2018.
