New Jersey native Jason Michael Peter (born September 13, 1974) grew up with two brothers and one sister which led to a lot of competition around the house. At an early age Jason focused his athletic ability towards soccer, ice-hockey and swimming. It wasn’t until his junior year of highs school that he decided to gou out for the football team at Middletown South in Middletown, New Jersey. He later graduated from Milford Academy in Milford, Connecticut. That year the football team at Milford had 21 players sign Division 1 scholarships by seasons end. He took recruiting trips to the University of Miami, Georgia Tech, Washington, Syracuse and Nebraska. When signing day came he decided to play for Nebraska where his brother Christain was already making a name for himself as a member of the football team.

In 1995, Jason and Christian started side by side on the defensive line of arguably the best college football team ever. Jason played on three National Championship teams (1994, 1995 & 1997). He was named first team All-Big 12 in 1996 and 1997, first team all-American in 1997, and was also a finalist for the Outland Trophy, the Bronko Nagurski and the Defensive Player of the Year Award. Jason’s teammates selected him as a team captain his senior year. Upon graduating he was picked in the first round (14th overall) of the 1998 NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers and was selected for Football Digest’s All-Rookie Team. His career was shortened by chronic neck injuries that forced him to retire after the 2001 season.

Jason’s drug addiction story is being told through his memoir “Hero of the Underground” available July 8, 2008. He is currently co-hosting a radio sports talk show called “The Spread” which can be heard online at espn1480.com