Leonard Peters
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Leonard Peters is an American football
safety and a rugby
player. He was originally signed by the New York Jets
as an undrafted free agent in 2007 and was on the Chicago Bears
practice squad. He played collegiately
at Hawaii
. Peters performed as a Polynesian dancer in his native Hawai'i, which includes twirling flaming knives.
practice squad on October 3, 2007. He was released by the Bears on August 30, 2008.
, a sport from which American football is derived. He has been selected for the US 7's
for the 2009 World Games in Taiwan. He showed well enough in the 2009 World Games to have been selected to the USA Squad
for the first two legs of the 2009-10 IRB Sevens World Series
to compete in Dubai and George, South Africa. He has been able to turn his success at sevens into a selection to the United States National Rugby Union Team
for the 2010 Churchill Cup
.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
safety and a rugby
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player. He was originally signed by the New York Jets
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
as an undrafted free agent in 2007 and was on the Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
practice squad. He played collegiately
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at Hawaii
Hawaii Warriors football
The Hawaii Warriors football team represents the University of Hawaii at Mānoa in NCAA Division I FBS college football. The team, which is currently coached by Greg McMackin, is part of the Western Athletic Conference until 2012, when the team joins the Mountain West Conference.The Hawaii Warriors...
. Peters performed as a Polynesian dancer in his native Hawai'i, which includes twirling flaming knives.
College
Peters played in 50 games for the University of Hawai'i at safety, making 290 tackles, defending 20 passes, recording 7 interceptions and two sacks.Professional
Peters was signed to the Chicago BearsChicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
practice squad on October 3, 2007. He was released by the Bears on August 30, 2008.
Move to Rugby union
Peters has decided to move to rugby unionRugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
, a sport from which American football is derived. He has been selected for the US 7's
United States national rugby union team (sevens)
The United States National Rugby Union Sevens team competes in the IRB Sevens World Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens, World Games, and Pan American Games. The Team will also represent the United States in the Summer Olympics beginning in 2016. Under current head coach Al Caravelli the Eagles have...
for the 2009 World Games in Taiwan. He showed well enough in the 2009 World Games to have been selected to the USA Squad
United States national rugby union team (sevens)
The United States National Rugby Union Sevens team competes in the IRB Sevens World Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens, World Games, and Pan American Games. The Team will also represent the United States in the Summer Olympics beginning in 2016. Under current head coach Al Caravelli the Eagles have...
for the first two legs of the 2009-10 IRB Sevens World Series
IRB Sevens World Series
The IRB Sevens World Series, known officially as the HSBC Sevens World Series as of the 2010-11 season, through sponsorship from banking group HSBC, and also sometimes called the World Sevens Series, is a series of international rugby union sevens tournaments organised for the first time in the...
to compete in Dubai and George, South Africa. He has been able to turn his success at sevens into a selection to the United States National Rugby Union Team
United States national rugby union team
USA Rugby's men's national rugby union team, nicknamed the Eagles, represents the United States in the sport of rugby union. The Eagles are currently ranked 17th by the IRB World Rankings. Their highest ranking was from November 2, 2006 – September 10, 2007 at the 14th position...
for the 2010 Churchill Cup
Churchill Cup
The Churchill Cup was an annual rugby union tournament, held in June, contested by representative men's teams from Canada, England, the United States, and other invited teams from a wide array of countries....
.