52 Facts About Rodney Peete

Rodney Peete was born on March 16,1966 and is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions, Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Oakland Raiders, and Carolina Panthers.

Rodney Peete played college football for the University of Southern California.

Rodney Peete contributed to his teams winning state championships in basketball and baseball.

Rodney Peete transferred to Shawnee Mission South High School in Overland Park, Kansas for his senior year, after his father Willie was hired as an assistant coach by the Kansas City Chiefs.

Rodney Peete received Prep All-American honors at quarterback at the end of the season.

Rodney Peete was drafted in the 30th round by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1984 Major League Baseball draft, but opted to attend college instead.

In 2012, Rodney Peete was inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame.

Rodney Peete accepted a football scholarship from the University of Southern California, because head coach Ted Tollner had given him an opportunity to play quarterback.

Rodney Peete completed 160-of-305 attempts for 2,138 yards, 10 passing touchdowns, 15 interceptions, 103 carries for 124 yards and three rushing touchdowns.

Rodney Peete set a school record with five touchdown passes against the University of Oregon.

Rodney Peete posted 223-of-359 completions for 2,812 yards, 18 passing touchdowns, 12 interceptions, 68 carries for 68 yards and five rushing touchdowns.

Rodney Peete was second to Barry Sanders and ahead of Aikman in the voting for the Heisman Trophy.

Rodney Peete finished his college career as the school's all-time leader in pass attempts, completions, passing yards, total offense and starts.

Rodney Peete had 54 passing touchdowns, 42 interceptions, 290 carries for 415 yards and 12 rushing touchdowns.

In baseball, Rodney Peete played second base and shortstop as a freshman; although he was limited with a strained hamstring, he batted around.

Rodney Peete was drafted three different times while at USC; in the 1988 MLB draft by the Oakland Athletics in the 14th round, the 1989 MLB draft by the Athletics again in the 13th round and the 1990 MLB draft by the Detroit Tigers in the 28th round.

In 2009, Rodney Peete was inducted into the USC Athletic Hall of Fame.

Rodney Peete was selected by the Detroit Lions in the 6th round of the 1989 NFL Draft, after dropping because he was not considered to have the size or the arm talent needed to succeed in the NFL.

Rodney Peete would have been the first rookie quarterback to start for the Lions since 1968 when Greg Landry started.

Rodney Peete finished with eight starts, while completing 103-of-195 attempts for 1,479 yards and five passing touchdowns.

In 1990, Rodney Peete registered 142-of-271 completions for 1,974 yards, 13 passing touchdowns, 48 carries for 365 yards, and six rushing touchdowns.

Rodney Peete ranked fifth in the NFC with 79.8 rating points and his interception percentage was the second lowest in franchise history.

Rodney Peete had a career-high eight carries for 97 rushing yards, including 17-of-26 completions and one rushing touchdown in the third game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Rodney Peete suffered a pulled hamstring in the fourth game against the Green Bay Packers, which forced him to miss the next two contests.

Rodney Peete missed the next three contests and returned to action in the fourteenth game, against the Chicago Bears, helping the team score 21 first quarter points, while throwing a career-high four touchdowns.

In 1991, Rodney Peete started the first eight games, before suffering a season ending Achilles tendon injury against the Dallas Cowboys.

Rodney Peete was replaced by Erik Kramer, who led the team to the NFC Championship Game against the Washington Redskins.

In 1992, Rodney Peete started 10 games, making 123-of-213 completions for 1,702 yards and nine passing touchdowns.

Rodney Peete passed for three touchdowns in the seventh game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Rodney Peete suffered an injury in the third game that forced him to miss two contests.

Rodney Peete still was able to lead the team to six wins in his first seven starts.

Rodney Peete was the team's third-string quarterback behind Kramer and former Heisman Trophy winner Andre Ware for the last four regular season games.

On May 3,1994, Rodney Peete signed as a free agent with the Dallas Cowboys, to replace Bernie Kosar as Troy Aikman's backup.

Rodney Peete lost his starting job to Ty Detmer, after he tore his patella tendon.

Rodney Peete started five games, making 80-of-134 completions for 992 yards, three touchdowns and five interceptions.

In 1999, Rodney Peete was the back up quarterback behind Brad Johnson.

Rodney Peete appeared in three games, collecting 8-of-17 completions for 107 yards, two touchdowns and one interception.

Rodney Peete became the first quarterback to throw a regular season pass for three different NFC East clubs.

On July 13,2000, Rodney Peete was signed by the Oakland Raiders, reuniting with head coach Jon Gruden, who was his offensive coordinator with the Eagles.

Rodney Peete was the third-string quarterback behind Rich Gannon and Bobby Hoying.

On September 2,2001, Rodney Peete was released after being passed on the depth chart by rookie Marques Tuiasosopo.

Rodney Peete appeared in one game and did not register any statistics.

On March 28,2002, Rodney Peete was signed as a free agent by the Carolina Panthers.

Rodney Peete registered career highs of 14 starts, 223-of-381 completions, 2,630 passing yards, 15 passing touchdowns, 14 interceptions and a passer rating of 77.4.

On February 28,2005, Rodney Peete was released for salary cap reasons, but he chose to retire instead of re-signing with the Panthers for another season with a lower salary.

Rodney Peete finished his career with the most NFL career passing yards among quarterbacks from USC, a record that was eventually eclipsed by Carson Palmer.

Rodney Peete finished his career with 1,344 completions in 2,346 attempts, for 16,338 passing yards, 76 passing touchdowns, 92 interceptions and a passer rating of 73.3.

Rodney Peete currently serves as co-host of Roggin and Rodney, on Los Angeles sports radio station KLAC radio, focusing on Southern California sports.

Rodney Peete has been married to actress Holly Robinson Rodney Peete since 1995.

Rodney Peete discusses his relationship with his autistic child in the June 2010 issue of Men's Health.

Rodney Peete is the son of Willie Rodney Peete, former running backs coach of the Kansas City Chiefs and Chicago Bears.

Rodney Peete is the son-in-law of late actor Matt Robinson, and the cousin of the late professional golfer Calvin Peete.