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{{Short description|American football player (born 1977)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name        = Peter Warrick
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| number      = 80, 81
| position    = [[Wide receiver]]
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1977|6|19|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bradenton, Florida]], U.S.
| death_date  = 
| death_place = 
| height_ft   = 5
| height_in   = 11
| weight_lbs  = 195
| high_school = [[Southeast High School (Florida)|Southeast]] (Bradenton, Florida)
| college     = [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State]] (1995–1999)
| draftyear   = 2000
| draftround  = 1
| draftpick   = 4
| pastteams   =
* [[Cincinnati Bengals]] ({{NFL Year|2000}}–{{NFL Year|2004}})
* [[Seattle Seahawks]] ({{NFL Year|2005}})
* [[Cleveland Gladiators|Las Vegas Gladiators]] ({{AFL Year|2007}})*
* [[Montreal Alouettes]] ({{NFL Year|2008}})*
* [[Sacramento Mountain Lions|California Redwoods]] ({{UFL Year|2009}})*
* [[Bloomington Extreme]] ({{IFL Year|2009}})
* [[Cincinnati Commandos]] ([[2011 Continental Indoor Football League season|2011]])*
| highlights  =
* [[BCS national champion]] ([[2000 Sugar Bowl|1999]])
* [[Touchdown Club of Columbus#Paul Warfield Trophy|Paul Warfield Trophy]] (1999)
* [[List of unanimous All-Americans in college football|Unanimous All-American]] ([[1999 College Football All-America Team|1999]])
* Consensus [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1998 College Football All-America Team|1998]])
* 2× First-team [[List of All-Atlantic Coast Conference football teams|All-ACC]] ([[1998 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team|1998]], [[1999 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team|1999]])
* Second-team All-ACC ([[1997 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team|1997]])
* [[2000 Sugar Bowl|Sugar Bowl]] MVP
* [[Florida State Seminoles football#Honored jersey numbers|Florida State Seminoles jersey No. 9]] honored
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| statvalue1  = 2,991
| statlabel2  = [[Touchdown|Receiving touchdowns]]
| statvalue2  = 18
| statlabel3  = [[Rushing yards]]
| statvalue3  = 360
| statlabel4  = [[Touchdown|Rushing touchdowns]]
| statvalue4  = 2
| statlabel5  = [[Return yards]]
| statvalue5  = 555
| statlabel6  = [[Touchdown|Return touchdowns]]
| statvalue6  = 2
| pfr         = WarrPe00 
}}

'''Peter L. Warrick''' (born June 19, 1977) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who played at the [[wide receiver]] position for six seasons in [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] for [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State Seminoles]], earning consensus [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] honors twice. He was selected by the [[Cincinnati Bengals]] with the fourth overall pick in the [[2000 NFL draft]] and played professionally for the Bengals and [[Seattle Seahawks]] of the NFL and the [[Bloomington Extreme]] of the [[Indoor Football League]] (IFL).<ref>{{Cite web |title=2000 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2000/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Early life==
Born in [[Bradenton, Florida]], Warrick attended [[Southeast High School (Florida)|Southeast High School]] in Bradenton, where he competed in football, basketball and track. He played [[wide receiver]] as a junior and caught 36 passes for more than 600 yards and nine touchdowns. He played [[quarterback]] as a senior, rushing for 673 yards and 13 touchdowns while completing 49 of 96 passes for 1,109 yards and 13 touchdowns. He also returned four [[Punt (gridiron football)|punts]] for touchdowns during his junior and senior seasons. Warrick served as team captain and led Southeast High to two consecutive state titles. He was a ''[[USA Today]]'' honorable mention, ''[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]]'' All-American and first-team Class 5A all-state player. In [[basketball]], he was named the player of the year for the state of Florida.

In [[track & field|track and field]], Warrick was among the state's top performers in the sprinting and jumping events. He was the state runner-up in the [[long jump]] as a junior, at 7.16 meters. He won two state 6-A titles in the long jump as a senior, recording a personal-best jump of 7.25 meters. He ran a career-best time of 10.59 seconds in the [[100 meters]] at the regional 5-A state meet.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Peter Warrick &#124; Florida State &#124; Bengals WR/KR |url=https://www.trackingfootball.com/players/peter-warrick-11408/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118025021/https://www.trackingfootball.com/players/peter-warrick-11408/ |archive-date=November 18, 2015 |access-date=October 19, 2014}}</ref> He was chosen to the all-area first team in the 100m and long-jump events.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19950711&id=py0eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=L70EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6866,489659 |title = Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Google News Archive Search}}</ref>

===Recruiting===
Considered by some as the nation's best high school wide receiver, Warrick was, according to ''The National Recruiting Advisor'', the No. 1 wide receiver and No. 7 player in the nation. He chose to attend [[Florida State University]], declining scholarship offers from several other major programs.

==College career==
Warrick played for coach [[Bobby Bowden]]'s [[Florida State Seminoles football]] team from 1995 to 1999. He primarily played wide receiver and returned punts, leading Florida State to [[BCS National Championship Game]] appearances in 1998 and 1999. During the 1999 season, Florida State was the first team in college football history to rank first in the polls throughout the season and end with the number-one ranking in the country. Warrick was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American and the [[Most Valuable Player|MVP]] of the 2000 [[Sugar Bowl]] with more than 160 yards receiving and three touchdowns, including a 59-yard punt return. Warrick graduated from Florida State with a [[Bachelor of Science|bachelor of science]] degree in political science in 1999.<ref name="Seahawks">{{Cite web |title=Peter Warrick |url=http://seahawks.com/playersbioprint.aspx?PlayerID=282 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060529025129/http://seahawks.com/playersbioprint.aspx?PlayerID=282 |archive-date=May 29, 2006 |publisher=Seattle Seahawks}}</ref><ref name="FSU">{{Cite web |title=Peter Warrick |url=http://www.seminoles.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/warrick_peter00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716035941/http://www.seminoles.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/warrick_peter00.html |archive-date=July 16, 2011 |access-date=June 2, 2013 |publisher=Florida State Seminoles}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=September 2002 |title=News/Notes |url=http://www.fsu.edu/~fstime/FS-Times/volume8/sep02web/3sep02.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130626175758/http://www.fsu.edu/~fstime/FS-Times/volume8/sep02web/3sep02.html |archive-date=June 26, 2013 |website=Florida State Times}}</ref>

===College statistics===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan=2| 
! colspan=4| Punt Ret 
! colspan=4| Kick Ret
|-
! Year !! G !! Ret !! Yards !! Avg !! TDs !! Ret !! Yards !! Avg !! TDs
|-
| 1995 || 11 || 0  || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 9 || 9.0 || 0 
|-
| 1996 || 11 || 10 || 114 || 21.2 || 0 || 9 || 188 || 20.9 || 0
|-
| 1997 || 11 || 29 || 388 || 16.7 || 1 || 1 || 23 || 23.0 || 0 
|-
| 1998 || 12 || 15 || 208 || 20.2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| 1999 ||  9 || 18 || 227 || 13.2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|- style="background:#555; font-weight:bold; color:white;"
| colspan=2 | College Totals || 72 || 937 || 13.0 || 2 || 11 || 220 || 20.0 || 0
|}
<ref name="college">{{Cite web |title=Peter Warrick College Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/peter-warrick-1.html |access-date=June 29, 2017 |publisher=Sports Reference}}</ref>

=== Awards ===

==== 1998 ====

* [[1998 College Football All-America Team|NCAA Consensus All-American]]
* [[Associated Press]] first-team All-American
* [[Walter Camp Football Foundation]] first-team All-American
* ''[[The Sporting News]]'' first-team All-American
* ''[[Football Digest]]'' first-team All-American
* ''[[The Football News]]'' fecond-team All-American
* First-team All-ACC

=== 1999 ===

* [[1999 College Football All-America Team|NCAA Consensus All-American]]
* Walter Camp Football Foundation first-team All-American
* [[Football Writers Association of America]] first-team All-American
* ''The'' ''Football News'' first-team All-American
* ''The Sporting News'' first-team All-American
* Associated Press first-team All-American
* All-American Foundation first-team All-American
* [[American Football Coaches Association]] first-team All-American
* First-team All-ACC

===Dillard's department-store incident===
In July 1998, Warrick was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, but the charges were later dropped.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sullivan |first=Tim |date=2000-04-16 |title=Talent talks, character walks |work=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]] |pages=C1, C5}}</ref>

On September 29, 1999, during his senior season at Florida State, Warrick and teammate [[Laveranues Coles]] went to [[Dillard's]] in the [[Tallahassee Mall]] and bought $412.38 worth of clothing for $21.40—a discount so large that it is considered [[shoplifting]] under Florida law. An off-duty officer witnessed the purchase through a surveillance camera. Warrick, Coles and the clerk, Rachel Myrtil, were arrested for [[grand theft]]. On October 22, Warrick pled guilty to misdemeanor [[Theft|petit theft]]. His sentence included 30 hours of community service, which he fulfilled by collecting trash in Tallahassee in 10-hour shifts.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Fay |first=John |date=2000-04-16 |title=Bengals get quite a catch from Fla. St. |work=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]] |pages=C4}}</ref>

At the 1999 rivalry game between the [[Florida Gators]] and Florida State, Gators fans brought Dillard's bags to [[Florida Field]] in order to mock Warrick. Florida State won the game, 30–23.

At the time of his arrest, Warrick was widely considered the frontrunner for the [[Heisman Trophy]] with 36 catches for 508 yards and four touchdowns during the season. Following the arrest, Florida State suspended Warrick for two games, as school rules prevented him from playing while criminal charges were pending. The two-game suspension, along with the negative publicity that he received in the national media, ended any chance for Warrick to be awarded the Heisman Trophy. At season's end, Warrick was not invited to the award presentation at the [[Downtown Athletic Club]] and finished sixth in the overall voting.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20000823131945/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/1999/heisman/news/1999/12/11/heisman_main/ 1999 Heisman]. - ''Sports Illustrated''. - December 11, 1999.</ref>

==Professional career==
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|         note = Values from [[NFL Combine]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1957&DraftYear=2000 |title=Peter Warrick College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=April 18, 2025}}</ref>
}}
=== 2000 NFL draft ===
Although Warrick had been projected as the first overall pick in the [[2000 NFL draft]], a disappointing [[40-yard dash]] time under adverse conditions during a workout hurt his standing. The Dillard's incident also lowered his stock for some NFL teams. However, he was selected fourth overall by the [[Cincinnati Bengals]].<ref name=":0" />

===Cincinnati Bengals===
In his first three seasons with the Bengals, Warrick never gained more than 667 receiving yards. In 2003, Warrick caught a career-high 79 passes for 819 yards and seven touchdowns while gaining 143 rushing yards and adding another 273 yards and a touchdown returning punts.

Warrick missed most of the [[2004 NFL season|2004 season]] with an injury, and receiver [[T. J. Houshmandzadeh]], a seventh-round pick in the 2001 draft, replaced him at the #2 receiver spot and had the best season of his career. Warrick was released by the Bengals before the start of the [[2005 NFL season|2005 season]].

===Seattle Seahawks===
Warrick signed with the [[Seattle Seahawks]]. In his first season with Seattle, Warrick was used infrequently in the starting lineup. He finished the season with 11 catches for 180 yards, one carry for five yards and six punt returns for 29 yards. However, for most of the postseason and in [[Super Bowl XL]], Warrick served as the team's starting [[punt returner]]. His 12-yard punt return in the first quarter of the Super Bowl helped set up the Seahawks' first points of the game. He later had a 34-yard return that was negated by a penalty. He finished Super Bowl XL with four punt returns for 27 yards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl XL - Seattle Seahawks vs. Pittsburgh Steelers - February 5th, 2006 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200602050pit.htm |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

On September 2, 2006, Warrick was cut by the Seahawks after the preseason. The [[New York Giants]] gave him a workout on November 13, and the Bengals also did so later in the year, but both teams declined to offer him a contract.

===Las Vegas Gladiators===
On January 4, 2007, the [[Las Vegas Gladiators]] of the [[Arena Football League (1987–2008)|Arena Football League]] signed Warrick. Per club policy, terms of the deals were not disclosed. Warrick did not report after the AFL's first week, and he was placed on the "refused to report" list by the team. Warrick did not work out for any teams in 2007, although [[Miami Dolphins|Miami]], [[Carolina Panthers|Carolina]], [[Jacksonville Jaguars|Jacksonville]] and the [[New York Jets]] contacted Warrick's agent about potential workouts.

===Montreal Alouettes===
In May 2008, Warrick was signed by the [[Montreal Alouettes]] of the [[Canadian Football League]]. He was released on June 3.

===Bloomington Extreme===
In 2009, Warrick was signed by the [[Bloomington Extreme]] of the [[Indoor Football League]]. He only played for one season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Haugh |first=David |date=June 21, 2009 |title=Receiver Peter Warrick now playing for love of game |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2009/06/21/warrick-extremely-focused-on-return/ |access-date=June 2, 2013 |website=Chicago Tribune}}</ref>

===Cincinnati Commandos===
In 2011, Warrick signed with the [[Cincinnati Commandos]] of the [[Continental Indoor Football League]].<ref>[http://cincinnati.com/blogs/sports/2011/01/10/did-you-know-peter-warrick-is-a-cincinnati-commando// Did you know? Peter Warrick is a Cincinnati Commandos]</ref> He never played in a game for the Commandos.

===NFL statistics===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" |Year
! rowspan="2" |Team
! rowspan="2" |GP
! colspan="6" |Receiving
! colspan="6" |Rushing
! colspan="5" |Punt returns
|-
! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! FD !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! FD !! Ret !! Yds !! Lng !! TD !! FC
|-
! [[2000 NFL season|2000]] !! [[2000 Cincinnati Bengals season|CIN]]
| 16 || 51 || 592 || 11.6 || 46 || 4 || 33 || 16 || 148 || '''9.3''' || '''77''' || '''2''' || '''6''' || 7 || 123 || '''82''' || '''1''' || 1
|-
! [[2001 NFL season|2001]] !! [[2001 Cincinnati Bengals season|CIN]]
| 16 || 70 || 667 || 9.5 || 33 || 1 || 34 || 8 || 14 || 1.8 || 13 || 0 || 2 || 18 || 116 || 31 || 0 || '''10'''
|-
! [[2002 NFL season|2002]] !! [[2002 Cincinnati Bengals season|CIN]]
| 15 || 53 || 606 || 11.4 || 37 || 6 || 26 || 8 || 22 || 2.8 || 11 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 14 || 10 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2003 NFL season|2003]] !! [[2003 Cincinnati Bengals season|CIN]]
| 15 || '''79''' || '''819''' || 10.4 || '''77''' || '''7''' || '''48''' || '''18''' || '''157''' || 8.7 || 50 || 0 || '''6''' || '''25''' || '''273''' || 68 || '''1''' || 8 
|-
! [[2004 NFL season|2004]] !! [[2004 Cincinnati Bengals season|CIN]]
| 4 || 11 || 127 || 11.5 || 30 || 0 || 6 || 2 || 14 || 7.0 || 8 || 0 || 0 || — || — || — || — || —
|-
! [[2005 NFL season|2005]] !! [[2005 Seattle Seahawks season|SEA]]
| 13 || 11 || 180 || '''16.4''' || 42 || 0 || 6 || 1 || 5 || 5.0 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 29 || 10 || 0 || 0
|-
! colspan="2" |[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WarrPe00.htm Career] !! 79 !! 275 !! 2,991 !! 10.9 !! 77 !! 18 !! 153 !! 53 !! 360 !! 6.8 !! 77 !! 2 !! 15 !! 60 !! 555 !! 82 !! 2 !! 19
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://seminoles.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/warrick_peter00.html Florida State Seminoles bio]

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