Peter Warrick was an electric wide receiver for the Florida State Seminoles during the late 1990's, and was a critical component during their back-to-back national championship appearances in 1998 and 1999.
He also was known for his love of bargains. He and fellow receiver Laveranues Coles purchased $412.38 worth of Dillard's clothing (a department store in the south that falls between JC Penney and Macy's) for the low low price of $21.40. That earned him a two-game suspension in 1999 and killed his Heisman hopes.
The Bengals took Peter Warrick with the fourth overall pick in 2000. He struggled with the Bengals until 2004, when he was injured and lost his job to 7th round pick T.J. Houshmandzadeh. The Seahawks signed Warrick in 2005, where he mostly returned punts (including in Super Bowl XL). He was released in September 2006. The Giants and Bengals worked him out during the season, but neither offered him a job.
Now it gets funny. Warrick signed with the Las Vegas Gladiators of the Arena League in January 2007, but never showed up. Four teams contacted Warrick's agent in 2007 for work outs, but Warrick never attended any.
Warrick is ready to make his comeback however. Team Florida of the All-American Football League has signed Peter Warrick. The AAFL an upstart spring league with six teams. They are hoping to attract guys who were stars in college but didn't make it in the NFL, or had their careers end prematurely.
Not all is lost though. Warrick still owns an Applebee's in Sarasota.
Read more in this October article from the San Diego Union-Tribune. Learn more about the AAFL here.
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The Lions worked him out before this season but didn't offer him a contract. I'm sorry, there is no recovering from that.
Oh my god. I had this exact idea for the AAFL a few years ago. I'm so freaking excited that there's a Michigan team.
Marquise Walker, Marcus Knight, Ernest Shazor...maybe David Terrell and Drew Henson?
Holy cow, I can't wait to see who is on this team. I assume they'll have to includes some Spartans, too, but that's okay. Now Charles Rogers can have a career, too.
Michigan team
I heard they asked Henson but he turned it down.
Chris Leak is on the Florida team! National champion QB one year, AAFL the next.
Damn, the players kind of suck. No Walker, no Knight, no Terrell (apparently, they require a degree) no Shazor, no Henson.
The most exciting name is Garret Rivas. But still, I'll take it.
I didn't realize that the key requirement to make the league is graduation. I think that is pretty cool. I guess that eliminates Shazor and probably Terrell.
Jeff Smoker is in Arena unfortunately.
Still doesn't top Freddie Mitchell now being a substitute teacher.
http://deadspin.com/sports/nfl/in-case-you-were-wondering-what-freddie-mitchell-has-been-up-to-lately-217314.php
No, it doesn't. Peter would have to be waiting tables at the Applebee's he formerly owned to top that.
Having attended FSU from 1998 to 2002 I had the pleasure of watching Peter Warrick each Saturday. I can honestly say he's the best college football player I've ever watched other than Tim Tebow. It was a life changing decision he made during the Dillards's theft, which most likely affected him from that day forward. I wish him the best in the future, but am still disapointed to this day that he risked a heisman over $250 in clothing.
i followed peter warrick since his first snap at FSU and all you haters out there need to know peter warrick is the best and will always be the best nole to catch a football he can still make it happen he is waiting for the right time i believe
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