Philadelphia Eagles
Peters had been unhappy with his contract and had not been attending the Bills’ offseason activities after staging a holdout in 2008 during training camp. Due to the dispute with the Bills they went ahead and traded the unhappy Pro Bowler to the Philadelphia Eagles on April 17, 2009. The Eagles acquired Peters from the Bills for the 28th overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. The Eagles also sent a fourth-round pick (121st overall) in the 2009 NFL Draft and a late conditional pick (6th round) in the 2010 NFL Draft.
On April 17, 2009, the Eagles announced they had signed Peters to a six-year contract for $60 million that will keep him in Philadelphia through 2014. Peters had two years left on his last contract, so Philadelphia had essentially torn up the last two seasons and given him a new contract. Head coach Andy Reid added, "Jason Peters is the best left tackle in football. He is a powerful and athletic tackle and I have admired his play over the last few years on film."
Peters was selected to the 2010 Pro Bowl and 2011 Pro Bowl as a starter and was a 2010 second team All-Pro selection.
On March 28, 2012, Peters ruptured his Achilles tendon during an offseason workout. He ruptured it a second time in May 2012 after the equipment he was using to move around his house malfunctioned. He was placed on the active/non-football injury list on July 22, 2012, before the start of training camp.
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