ADRIAN PETERSONPeterson, Adrian NicholasHeight: 5-10 Weight: 210 Born: July 1, 1979 Gainesville, FL High School: Santa Fe (Alachua, FL) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Georgia Southern | Lettered |
| 1999 | Georgia Southern | Lettered |
| 2000 | Georgia Southern | Lettered |
| 2001 | Georgia Southern | Lettered |
| Draft: 6th round (199th overall) 2002 Chicago Bears |
| Relatives: Brother of Mike Peterson |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Chicago Bears (NFL)2002 CHIB NFL | 29 | RB | 9 | 0 |
| 2003 Chicago Bears (NFL)2003 CHIB NFL | 29 | RB | 6 | 1 |
| 2004 Chicago Bears (NFL)2004 CHIB NFL | 29 | RB | 14 | 0 |
| 2005 Chicago Bears (NFL)2005 CHIB NFL | 29 | RB | 16 | 0 |
| 2006 Chicago Bears (NFL)2006 CHIB NFL | 29 | RB | 16 | 0 |
| 2007 Chicago Bears (NFL)2007 CHIB NFL | 29 | RB | 16 | 5 |
| 2008 Chicago Bears (NFL)2008 CHIB NFL | 29 | RB | 15 | 0 |
| 2009 Chicago Bears (NFL)2009 CHIB NFL | 29 | RB | 14 | 0 |
| 2011 Virginia Destroyers (UFL)2011 VIR UFL | 29 | HB | 3 | 0 |
| 2012 Virginia Destroyers (UFL)2012 VIR UFL | 29 | RB | 4 | |
| 8 Years (NFL)8 Years NFL | 106 | 6 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/21/2002 | 2002 Chicago Bears (NFL)2002 CHIB NFL |
| Signed | 7/25/2002 | 2002 Chicago Bears (NFL)2002 CHIB NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 11/15/2003 | 2003 Chicago Bears (NFL)2003 CHIB NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/5/2010 | 2009 Chicago Bears (NFL)2009 CHIB NFL |
| Signed | 8/12/2010 | 2010 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2010 SEA NFL |
| Released | 8/17/2010 | 2010 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2010 SEA NFL |
| Signed | 6/15/2011 | 2011 Virginia Destroyers (UFL)2011 VIR UFL |
| Free Agent | 2011 Virginia Destroyers (UFL)2011 VIR UFL | |
| Signed | 2012 Virginia Destroyers (UFL)2012 VIR UFL | |
| Free Agent | 2012 Virginia Destroyers (UFL)2012 VIR UFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Chicago Bears (NFL)2002 CHIB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2005 Chicago Bears (NFL)2005 CHIB NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2006 Chicago Bears (NFL)2006 CHIB NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2007 Chicago Bears (NFL)2007 CHIB NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 2011 Virginia Destroyers (UFL)2011 VIR UFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 48 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Chicago Bears (NFL)2002 CHIB NFL | 19 | 101 | 5.3 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Chicago Bears (NFL)2003 CHIB NFL | 22 | 70 | 3.2 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Chicago Bears (NFL)2004 CHIB NFL | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Chicago Bears (NFL)2005 CHIB NFL | 76 | 391 | 5.1 | 36 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Chicago Bears (NFL)2006 CHIB NFL | 10 | 41 | 4.1 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Chicago Bears (NFL)2007 CHIB NFL | 151 | 510 | 3.4 | 21 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 Chicago Bears (NFL)2008 CHIB NFL | 20 | 100 | 5.0 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Chicago Bears (NFL)2009 CHIB NFL | 7 | 51 | 7.3 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Virginia Destroyers (UFL)2011 VIR UFL | 33 | 160 | 4.8 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012 Virginia Destroyers (UFL)2012 VIR UFL | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 40 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 311 | 1283 | 4.1 | 36 | 8 | 67 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Chicago Bears (NFL)2007 CHIB NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 143.8 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 143.8 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Chicago Bears (NFL)2002 CHIB NFL | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 18 | 6.0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Chicago Bears (NFL)2003 CHIB NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Chicago Bears (NFL)2004 CHIB NFL | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 30 | 15.0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Chicago Bears (NFL)2005 CHIB NFL | 12 | 7 | 58.3 | 48 | 6.9 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 Chicago Bears (NFL)2006 CHIB NFL | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 88 | 14.7 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 Chicago Bears (NFL)2007 CHIB NFL | 65 | 51 | 78.5 | 420 | 8.2 | 30 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 Chicago Bears (NFL)2008 CHIB NFL | 10 | 6 | 60.0 | 45 | 7.5 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Chicago Bears (NFL)2009 CHIB NFL | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Virginia Destroyers (UFL)2011 VIR UFL | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2012 Virginia Destroyers (UFL)2012 VIR UFL | 13 | 100 | 7.7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 102 | 78 | 76.5 | 665 | 8.5 | 37 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Chicago Bears (NFL)2002 CHIB NFL | 2 | 0 | 37 | 18.5 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Chicago Bears (NFL)2004 CHIB NFL | 3 | 0 | 57 | 19.0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Chicago Bears (NFL)2005 CHIB NFL | 2 | 0 | 32 | 16.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Chicago Bears (NFL)2006 CHIB NFL | 3 | 0 | 49 | 16.3 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 Chicago Bears (NFL)2007 CHIB NFL | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5.7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Chicago Bears (NFL)2008 CHIB NFL | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 14 | 0 | 203 | 14.5 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Chicago Bears (NFL)2002 CHIB NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Chicago Bears (NFL)2003 CHIB NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Chicago Bears (NFL)2005 CHIB NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Chicago Bears (NFL)2006 CHIB NFL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Chicago Bears (NFL)2007 CHIB NFL | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Chicago Bears (NFL)2002 CHIB NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Chicago Bears (NFL)2003 CHIB NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Chicago Bears (NFL)2004 CHIB NFL | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Chicago Bears (NFL)2005 CHIB NFL | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Chicago Bears (NFL)2006 CHIB NFL | 19 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Chicago Bears (NFL)2007 CHIB NFL | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Chicago Bears (NFL)2008 CHIB NFL | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Chicago Bears (NFL)2009 CHIB NFL | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 79 | 1 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Chicago Bears (NFL)2004 CHIB NFL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Chicago Bears (NFL)2005 CHIB NFL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Chicago Bears (NFL)2006 CHIB NFL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Chicago Bears (NFL)2008 CHIB NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Chicago Bears (NFL)2009 CHIB NFL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 13 | 3 | 10 | 99 | 63 | 0 | 0 |
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