Peter Warrick

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name=Peter Warrick


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currentteam=Free Agent
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currentpositionplain=Wide receiver
birthdate=birth date and age|1977|6|19
birthplace=Bradenton, Florida
heightft=6
heightin=1
weight=209
debutyear=2000
debutteam=Cincinnati Bengals
college=Florida State
draftyear=2000
draftround=1
draftpick=4
pastteams=
* Cincinnati Bengals (2000-2004)
* Seattle Seahawks (2005)
* Las Vegas Gladiators (2007) *
* Team Florida (2008)
* Montreal Alouettes (2008) *
* Houston Texans (2008) *:*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
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* 3x All-ACC (1997-1999)
* 2x Consensus All-American (1998-1999)
* 2x Biletnikoff Award finalist (1998-1999)
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Peter Warrick (born June 19 1977 in Bradenton, Florida) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted fourth overall by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2000 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida State.

Warrick has also been a member of the Seattle Seahawks, Las Vegas Gladiators and Montreal Alouettes.

College career

Warrick played college football at Florida State University, and was among the best offensive players in the country during his college career. A two time consensus All-American wide receiver, he was nicknamed "The Great One" for his ability to score every time he touched the ball. He led Florida State to National Championship appearances in 1998 and 1999. In 1999 Florida State was the first team to ever go "wire to wire" - ranking first in the polls throughout the season. Warrick was the MVP of the 2000 Sugar Bowl with over 160 yards receiving and 3 touchdowns, including a 59-yard punt return. Warrick also is the only person to score 20 total points by one individual player in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans.

Dillard's department store incident

On September 29 1999, during Warrick's senior season at Florida State, Warrick and teammate Laveranues Coles went to a Dillard's in Tallahassee and bought $412.38 worth of clothing for $21.40--a discount so large that it is considered shoplifting under the law. In light of this, Warrick was pejoratively dubbed Peter Wardrobe. An off-duty officer saw what happened through a surveillance camera, according to police. Warrick, Coles and the clerk, Rachel Myrtil, were arrested for grand theft. On October 22, Warrick pleaded guilty to misdemeanor petty theft in connection with the department store scam. At that year's rivalry game between Florida Gators and Florida State, Gators fans brought Dillard's bags to Florida Field in order to mock Warrick. Florida State won the game, and Seminole fans returned the mocking by requesting the bags as souvenirs.

At the time of his arrest, Warrick was considered by many as the front-runner for the Heisman Trophy Award with 36 catches for 508 yards and four touchdowns on the season. The Seminoles receiver was scoring touchdowns on highlight-film type runs and receptions and was in the national spotlight every week. Following the arrest, Florida State suspended Warrick for two key games (Coles, who paid for the clothes, was kicked off the team; he'd been suspended earlier in the season). The two-game suspension, along with the negative publicity he received in the national media, ended any chance for Warrick to be awarded the Heisman Trophy. At season's end, Warrick was not invited to the Heisman Trophy Award Presentation at the Downtown Athletic Club, and finished sixth in the overall voting. [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/1999/heisman/news/1999/12/11/heisman_main/] The trophy was awarded to Wisconsin running back Ron Dayne.

Professional career

Cincinnati Bengals

Since being drafted, his NFL career has been viewed as a disappointment. In his first 3 seasons with the Bengals, Warrick never gained more than 667 receiving yards. In 2003, he did make a significant improvement, catching a career high 79 passes for 819 yards and 7 touchdowns, while also gaining 143 rushing yards on the ground and adding another 273 yards and a touchdown returning punts. Still he never did achieve the success he gained in college or the productivity he was expected to contribute as the 4th player taken in the NFL Draft.

Warrick missed most of the 2004 season with an injury, and receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh, a 7th round pick in the 2001 draft, replaced him at the #2 receiver spot and ended up having the best season of his career, to that point. Warrick was released from the Bengals before the start of the 2005 season.

eattle Seahawks

Warrick subsequently signed with the Seattle Seahawks.

In his first season with Seattle, Warrick was used infrequently in the starting lineup. He finished the season with just 11 catches for 180 yards, 1 carry for 5 yards, and 6 punt returns for 29 yards. However, for most of the postseason and in Super Bowl XL, Warrick served as the team's starting punt returner. His 12-yard punt return in the first quarter of the Super Bowl helped set up the Seahawks first points of the game. Later he had a 34-yard return, but it was negated by a penalty. He finished Super Bowl XL with 4 punt returns for 27 yards.

On September 2, 2006, Warrick was cut from the Seahawks following the preseason. The New York Giants worked out Warrick on November 13, 2006. He worked out with the Bengals as well in late 2006, but they opted to pass on him.

Las Vegas Gladiators

On January 4, 2007, the Las Vegas Gladiators of the Arena Football League signed Warrick. Per club policy, terms of the deals were not disclosed. Warrick was a no-show after the AFL's Week 1, and was placed on the "refused to report" list by the team. Warrick did not work out with any teams in 2007, though Miami, Carolina, Jacksonville, and Jets reportedly all contacted Warrick's agent about potential workouts.

Montreal Alouettes

In May 2008, Warrick was signed by the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. However, he was released on June 3.

External links

* [http://seminoles.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/warrick_peter00.html Florida State Seminoles bio]