Jason Peters went from playing both basketball and football as a high school athlete, switching positions multiple times throughout his entire sports career to becoming one of the highest-paid offensive tackles in the history of the NFL. Peters attended the prominent football institution, the University of Arkansas originally recruited as a defensive lineman. After noticing how light on his feet he was by the coaching staff, Peters was moved to the tight end position where caught a total of 21 passes for 218 yards and four touchdowns.
Despite receiving second-team All-SEC honors for his performance in college and being projected to be drafted in the fourth round, Peters went undrafted in the 2004 NFL Draft. Fortunately, Peters signed a deal with the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent within the same year. Jason Peters' first three seasons with the Bills were lackluster in terms of high-profile contracts after being reduced to the practice during that specific tenure. However, in his fifth season with the Bills, Peters signed a four-year $16 million extension with the team in 2006. In 2009, Peters was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles where he's been playing ever since and has accumulated a total of $93 million in ten seasons with the team. At age 37, Peters signed a one-year contract worth $6 million with the Eagles earlier this season.