Falcons activate DT Peters
The Falcons on Friday activated defensive tackle Corey Peters and cut cornerback Terrence Johnson.
Peters, who had an injured foot, was on the reservenon-football injury list, which meant he could not even practice with the team until after Week 6. He has practiced all week long and will likely play on Sunday at Philadelphia, which has the NFLs No. 10 run defense.
Peters started...
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October 26, 2012
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DT Peters returns to shore up Falcons' D
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. The Falcons struggling run defense could get a boost as defensive tackle Corey Peters, who started in all 15 games last season for which he was healthy but who has yet to play in 2012, returned to practice on Monday on for the first time this season, albeit on a limited basis.
He will up his participation as the week goes on, Falcons head coach Mike Smith said...
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October 22, 2012
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Falcons' Corey Peters makes 2012 practice debut
The Atlanta Falcons, the NFL's last unbeaten team, are rested and closer to full strength in their return from their bye week.
Defensive tackle Corey Peters, a starter the last two seasons, returned for limited activity Monday in his first practice this season. Peters, on the reserve injured list with a stress fracture in his left foot, will be eligible to make his season debut...
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October 22, 2012
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Falcons' Peters hopes to return soon
Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle Corey Peters, who appeared pretty spry while jumping rope with children at a community function Tuesday, hopes that he can return quickly as his six-week stint on the reserve/non-football injury list is about to end. Peters suffered a stress fracture while working out before the Falcons' offseason training program started. "It was a little...
Falcons place Corey Peters on PUP
Corey Peters has missed about 3 months with a stress fracture in his foot and he’ll miss even more time, specifically, the first 6 weeks of the season as the Falcons have transferred him from the active/PUP to the reserve/PUP list. Peters, an important part of the Falcons’ defensive tackle rotation, was slightly below average as a pass rusher and slightly above average as a run...
Corey Peters Out First Six Weeks, Mike Smith May Not Be Completely Forthcoming Regarding Injuries
Quite the shocking possibility that an NFL team may not be completely forthcoming with injury news, I know, but every offseason we find out about a player's true injury. How many knee surgeries has Ray Edwards had? I've lost count. That situation reminds me of when Michael Jenkins had a "shoulder" injury expected to keep him out four to six weeks that left...
Corey Peters, draft pick out until start of Falcons training camp
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. A Falcons starter and one of the teams top draft picks will miss all of the teams offseason team activities and be shut down in terms of on-field practices until training camp, coach Mike Smith said Wednesday.
Speaking during the second of three sessions available to the media, Smith delivered the information about starting defensive tackle Corey Peters (foot...
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June 06, 2012
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Corey Peters to miss OTA’s and minicamp with a foot injury
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According to D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Falcons defensive tackle Corey Peters will miss the remainder of OTA’s and this month’s minicamp after suffering a foot injury this offseason. He’s expected to be ready to go for the start of training camp.
Peters had a nice 2011 season after recording 26 tackles, 3 sacks and 1 interception.
Corey Peters on BlogTalkRadio - 4/10/12
Hear Falcons DT Corey Peters LIVE on "The Sports Craze"
Atlanta Falcons defensive Tackle Corey Peters will be joining me on my BlogTalkRadio show, "The Sports Craze". We'll be talking to Corey about the NFL documentary film "Late Rounders" which he is featured in.
Late Rounders follows graduating college football players as they attempt...
Corey Peters named Falcons’ NFL man of the year
Corey Peters in action here earlier this season against the Detroit Lions. AP
Falcons defensive tackle Corey Peters was selected as the team’s nominee for the 2011 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award on Monday during a banquet at the Commerce Club.
“This award means a great deal to me,” said Peters. “There were plenty of my teammates that were so deserving of this award...
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