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William Peterson is a current NFL cornerback. He was born William James Peterson, Jr. on June 15, 1979, in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Michigan for two years - one of them with the school's 1997 national championship team - before finishing his collegiate career at Western Illinois University. Although playing in 21 games for the Wolverines, Peterson only started two of them. In his senior season at Western Illinois, Peterson started 10 games. He finished his career with 96 tackles (77 solo), 9 interceptions, 2 sacks, and 11 tackles for losses. He averaged over 26 yards per interception return and scored two defensive touchdowns.

William Peterson was drafted by the New York Giants 78th overall (3rd round) in 2001. In his rookie season, Peterson played in all sixteen games, but with only five starts. In 2002, he started all 12 games in which he played, but missed four due to injuries. In 2003, Peterson started 5 games, but missed the rest of the season because of a stress fracture in his lower back. In 2004, William Peterson played in every regular-season game for the Giants, and started fifteen of them.

In his 5th year in the NFL, Peterson has recorded 175 tackles, 5 interceptions, and ten yards in interception returns.

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