Rodney Peete (born March 16, 1966 in Mesa, Arizona) was an American Football quarterback from the University of Southern California (USC).

College Career

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Peete was the first player from USC to win the Johnny Unitas Award as the nation's best senior quarterback. (He has since been joined by Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart.) In that senior year, he also finished second to Barry Sanders in the voting for the Heisman Trophy.

Professional Career

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Peete did not achieve stardom in his professional career in the National Football League (NFL), but he did play well enough to sustain his place in the league for 16 seasons, primarily as a back-up. Over the course of his career (1989 through 2004), he played with the Detroit Lions, Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, Oakland Raiders, and Carolina Panthers. Peete led the Panthers to a record of 8-7 as starter from 2002 to 2003.

Entertainment Career

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After his retirement from the NFL, Peete became one of the hosts the Fox Sports Net sports talk show The Best Damn Sports Show Period alongside John Salley, Chris Rose and Rob Dibble.

Personal

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Peete has been married to actress Holly Robinson since 1995. The couple has four children.

1966 births | Living people | American football quarterbacks | Detroit Lions players | Dallas Cowboys players | Philadelphia Eagles players | Washington Redskins players | Oakland Raiders players | Carolina Panthers players | USC Trojans football players | African American football players