The Falcons have identified their de facto third-string quarterback. Following their Taylor Heinicke trade, the Falcons added Nathan Peterman to their practice squad.
This will be Peterman’s fifth NFL team and second stop in the NFC South. Spending this offseason in New Orleans, the well-traveled reserve QB has been with the Bills, Raiders and Bears as well. He will step in behind Kirk Cousins and Michael Penix Jr. as an emergency third-stringer, as Atlanta’s 53-man roster houses two QBs.
Still probably best known for his rough game outings with the Bills early in his career, Peterman has made a career out of third-string work and occasional game cameos. Most recently, the 2017 Buffalo draftee was with Las Vegas. But Antonio Pierce‘s team moved on, keeping their two training camp QB1 competitors (Gardner Minshew, Aidan O’Connell). The Raiders are not currently carrying a P-squad QB.
Peterman, 30, is 1-4 as a starter. His most recent outing came in Week 18 of the 2022 season, as the Bears parked Justin Fields for a finale that secured them the No. 1 overall pick in 2023. Peterman has a 4-to-13 career TD-INT ratio. The enduring taxi squad presence, however, continues to find opportunities. Peterman’s initial Raiders stint, during the Jon Gruden years, lasted for more than three seasons. He spent the 2022 and ’23 campaigns with the Bears, vacillating between P-squad arm and active-roster reserve. The Saints signed Peterman in March but cut him in early August.
The Falcons traded Heinicke to the Chargers for a conditional sixth-round pick. Heinicke, who took a pay cut this offseason, had not expected to make the Falcons’ 53-man roster for a second year. To make room on its P-squad, Atlanta released veteran tackle Julie’n Davenport. A 32-game starter, Davenport has not seen game action since 2021.
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How does this guy keep getting work?
I heard he has Nude pics of Roger G. Has to be the only way
Well, Roger does hail from Western NY…
Hahaha
Guys agent is the best.
He must me a master at dissecting film. I can’t see what other value he’d bring to a team
Might as well keep getting that PS money ♂️ got to be way better than a 9-5. He can stack up some coins doing that
Carter Bradley is the Raiders PS QB
lol but why bro
After all his travails n lack of on-field success … Peterman is due. All kidding aside, he must show something in practice to keep getting opportunities. Believe he was pick six machine w/interceptions for TDs early in his career. He’s nfl pro QB n may have gotten extended time in league now w/3rd QB rule.
The poster child for being a good person and teammate. Teach your kids this.
He will never take another snap for a team, but he is humble and works hard enough to lock down a ps squad role.
For all the crap he takes for having a noodle arm – he is well respected in locker rooms. He knows his stuff.
I will bet he coaches at some point.
To me this is kind of proof that some/most teams really just do not know how to develop QBs. Guys like Peterman and Tim Boyle are absolute nightmare scenarios if you’re being forced to play them. Bad QBs who can barely even game manage a vanilla playsheet that will struggle against any non-vanilla defense. Like you’re almost better off having your QB3 be a developmental player because they’re probably just as bad but at least you could try to coach them up a little more than you could a bad journeyman. QBs like Peterman must really just be geniuses in the film room.
I really don’t understand all the hate directed at Nathan Peterman. To read some comments you would think his behavior has been worse than that of DeShaun Watson. He was a 5th round pick so were people really expecting him to be a QB sensation? Nathan has been around for 7 seasons now so he obviously has determination, a strong work ethic and a good understanding of the game. Some QBs that weren’t necessarily strong on field performers end up being pretty good coaches. I can think of a lot of overpaid QB divas that are more deserving of a good bashing than Peterman.
Peterman is still worth the bashing, even more so than these “overpaid divas” you’re talking about.
Super Bowl runs thru Terry Fontenot and Atlanta!!!!
A little disappointed. I don’t care about Peterman or the Bears I only came to see if the Kappernack crying still existed.
If you bought a Kapernick jersey thinking he would stage a miracle comeback, then yeah…you’re probably still crying.
Facts