Pro Career
2003: Started all 16 regular season games for second consecutive year for 49ers ... Earned Pro Bowl and All-Pro honors from Associated Press, Sports Illustrated, The Sporting News and Football Digest ... Finished season with 144 tackles (86 solo), seven sacks, three forced fumbles and two interceptions.
2002: Played and started in every game for Niners, including postseason, for first time in career ... Earned first career Pro Bowl honors ... Finished season with 104 tackles (71 solo), six tackles for loss and two forced fumbles ... Ranked second on team with 104 tackles ... Earned first-team All-Pro honors from College and Pro Football Weekly ... Named second-team All-Pro by Associated Press and Football Digest.
2001: Started and played in 14 regular season games for Niners ... Finished season with 49 tackles (32 solo) ... Also added three sacks, two passes defensed and one fumble recovery, which he returned for 26-yards touchdown ... Tied for fifth on squad with three sacks ... Was inactive vs. Atlanta (9/9) and vs. St. Louis (9/23) due to high ankle sprain suffered during preseason.
2000: Saw action in 13 games, starting seven as rookie with 49ers ... Posted 47 tackles, four sacks, two interceptions (33 yards) and four passes defensed.
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College Career
Registered 140 tackles, including 25 sacks, in only 23 games at Michigan State ... Started all 12 games at outside linebacker as senior ... All-America selection by Football News and Sporting News ... Finished with 82 tackles (55 solo) ... Led team with career-high 15 sacks for 104 yards as senior ... Posted eight tackles, including three sacks for 30 yards, and five tackles for loss (32 yards) against Florida in Citrus Bowl ... Honorable mention All-Conference ... Posted season-high 11 tackles, including seven for loss, recorded career-high four sacks (30 yards) and forced three fumbles vs. Ohio State as junior ... First-team NJCAA All-America and Seaboard Conference Defensive Player-of-the-Year at Valley Forge Junior College (Wayne, PA) as sophomore ... Amassed 20.5 sacks as sophomore (’97) and 19.5 sacks as freshman (’96) ... Majored in park, recreation and tourism resources.
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Personal Bio
Born Julian Thomas Peterson (7/28/78) ... Prepped at Crossland (Temple Hills, MD) High ... Ranked among the nation’s top defensive linemen in 1995 ... Named Chesapeake Classic MVP in 1996 ... Single ... Resides in Hillcrest Heights, MD.
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