Raiders quarterback Nathan Peterman has signed his restricted free agency tender, as Field Yates of ESPN.com tweets. Ditto for offensive tackle David Sharpe. Both players will return to Las Vegas on one-year, $2.133MM deals. 
[RELATED: Raiders’ Morrow Signs RFA Tender]
Peterman, 26 in May, was a fifth-round pick of the Bills back in 2017. The Bills cut him midway through his second pro year. Pro Football Reference’s “indexed” statistics, which account and adjust for different eras of the game, rated Peterman dead last among all QBs since 1970 in passer rating, yards per attempt, interception percentage, and numerous other passing statistics.
Still, several teams took an interest in him when he hit the open market. The Raiders signed him towards the end of ’18 and he rewarded their confidence with a surprisingly strong preseason in ’19. Peterman connected on 60 of his 84 passes for 475 yards, three touchdowns, and zero interceptions. But, just before the start of the year, he landed on IR.
Earlier this week, fellow Raiders RFA Nicholas Morrow also inked his tender. Tendered at the second-round level, he’ll see a bump from $645K to $3.26MM.
Whitlock nails it again!
“Dead last among all QBs since 1970 in passer rating, yards per attempt, interception percentage, and numerous other passing statistics” is worth over $2 million for a season?!?!?
I go to the wrong parties.
No, it’s simple supply and demand. Billions of people can do what you do for a living. Thousands can do what Peterson does, even if he sucks compared to his peers.
It would be difficult to name another job, sports included, where you were the statistical WORST over a half century and could still draw a two million dollar paycheck.
May I repeat, the WORST over the course of a half century. This apparently means Ryan Leaf was better.
It’s moreso that he is making 2M as the 4th QB on the team, and he is the worst QB ever to take the field statistically. If he was getting the minimum, then sure its whatever. But the fact that they even put a tender on him is absurd.
You said it better than I did. Agreed.
Right?
I do believe any one of us could, statistically, be the worst QB ever. Billions of people could. The only thing stopping them would be being under the age of 18, where you can’t enter the league. Where is our two million dollars?
He and tom brady have a combined 6 Super Bowls
In all fairness behind Carr and Mariota as a third string QB your not going to get any game time and in trainings your going to look decent everytime you get the ball with these two.
The Disrespect for the most prolific athlete of my generation is disgusting
I don’t understand this at all. Carr, Mariota and Kizer are under contract and I think they’ll draft another QB especially if Hurts is still available with one of their picks in the 3rd
So in the comments section of an article about another QB being signed by the Raiders, you’re still talking about about the them drafting a QB. Hey all fellow Raider fans: we’re not drafting a QB! Especially not a lousy one like Hurts.
Granted if Tua fell to 12, I admit I’d be intrigued, but he won’t be there so it doesn’t matter
Pitt has a long list of impressive pros in NFL history.
And also Nathan Peterman.
The legend continues
Kizer and peterman both under contract by the raiders both statistically the worst qbs of the past decade. Actually fun fact while typing this kizer auto corrected to loser
Why do they keep this guy?! He’s awful. I didn’t realize he was literally the worst QB since 1970, but now I know that trivia answer.
This is the thing that drives me up a wall with Gruden. He sees one thing he likes in a QB, and he thinks he can coach them up into something special. Nevermind he’s never once done it. He’s not this great QB guru. He just some tv segments.
Last preseason Nate Peterman was actually special. He is likely just competing with Kizer for the QB3 job and they are both fine QB3 projects. Both former first round picks. There is no downside to this.
Plus both are non-guaranteed so this blather is just spiteful nonsense.
Neither is a former first round pick. Peterman was a 5th rounder and Kizer was a 2nd.
The article even states Peterman was a 5th lol
I’ve been looking for a clipboard holder job on Craiglist that pays $2M for a while now…no luck so far.
The poster boy for white privilege continues to fail upwards.
I think Peterman has all the right answers off the field. Breaks down film well, reads coverages well, etc. But as soon as he takes the field, it’s way too fast for him. He could be a good “room” guy who helps break things down, but doesn’t have the skill to play. He’s like an assistant QB coach.
Would explain why his coaches love him.
Coaches love Peterman but fans hate him. It’s crazy!