Jason Peters is finally calling it a career.
A nine-time Pro Bowler who spent the prime of his career with the Eagles has decided to retire, according to Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider.
The news was revealed at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. Schneider said that Peters plans to take a job in the Seahawks' front office as part of the team’s player engagement program.
Peters, 43, played his final game with the Seahawks in 2023, participating in eight games, including two starts. He rejoined Seattle as part of the practice squad in 2024, but he did not play in a game.
It would seem to make the most sense for Peters to one day retire as a member of the Eagles because Philadelphia is the place where he spent the most time and had his greatest success.
“Man, great, great player,” Eagles general manager Howie Roseman told reporters at the scouting combine. “That trade we made, I was the personnel director at the time. The guy is just a freak of all freaks. They call him ”The Franchise" for a reason.
“You felt every Sunday going into a game that you had no worries no matter who the pass rusher was. Elite athlete, elite teammate, world champion. In my mind, no doubt first-ballot Hall of Famer. Just an incredible career.”
Peters' NFL career started as an undrafted free agent with the Buffalo Bills in 2004 after he played tight end at the University of Arkansas, catching 21 passes for 218 yards and four touchdowns in his final season with the Razorbacks.
The Bills turned him into a left tackle and by his fourth season he was a Pro Bowler and second-team All Pro. He was also in the midst of a contract squabble with the Bills at the end of his rookie contract and the Eagles used the disagreement to make a trade for Peters.
They gave up three draft picks, including a 2009 first-round pick that became Eric Wood, a very good center who started 120 career games for the Bils and made one Pro Bowl before retiring seven years ago.
That, however, couldn’t compare to what Peters did with the Eagles. In 11 seasons (he missed 2012 with a torn Achilles tendon and it’s no coincidence that was the worst season of Andy Reid’s tenure in Philadelphia), Peters made seven Pro Bowls, was named a first-team All Pro twice and a second-team All Pro twice.
He started the first seven games of the Eagles' 2017 Super Bowl season before going down with a season-ending knee injury. He was replaced by Halapoulivaati Vaitai. Peters returned to play three more seasons with the Eagles before signing with the Bears in 2021. He spent the 2022 season with the Cowboys and 2023 with the Seahawks.
Now, his career is finally over and at some point he deserves to take a bow as a member of the Eagles.
