Longtime Eagle Jason Peters retires after 19 NFL seasons

Jason Peters, one of the NFL’s best left tackles at his peak, is officially retiring from football.

The 43-year-old, who wrapped up this past season on the Seattle Seahawks’ practice squad, is stepping away from the game, according to Seahawks general manager John Schneider at the NFL Combine.

GM John Schneider says off podium here at NFL combine Jason Peters is retiring as a long-time offensive lineman to be assistant to Mo Kelly, the #Seahawks’ vice president of player affairs. @thenewstribune

— Gregg Bell (@gbellseattle) February 25, 2025

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Though his playing days are over, Peters isn’t leaving the sport entirely. He will transition into a new role as an assistant to Maurice Kelly, the Seahawks’ vice president of player affairs.

Peters’ career spanned an incredible 20 seasons, during which he earned nine Pro Bowl selections and two First-Team All-Pro honors. The bulk of his success came with the Philadelphia Eagles, where he spent 11 years after being traded from the Buffalo Bills.

A cornerstone of the Eagles’ offensive line throughout the 2010s, Peters provided stability across three coaching regimes — Andy Reid, Chip Kelly, and Doug Pederson.

In 2017, he was in the midst of another stellar season when a devastating injury cut his year short. Despite being sidelined, his leadership and presence remained a driving force as the Eagles rallied their way to the franchise’s first-ever Super Bowl.

“Great, great player,” Eagles GM Howie Roseman said at the Combine in Indianapolis when he was told about Peters’ retirement. “That trade that we made, I was the personnel director at the time, the guy is just a freak of all freaks. 

“They called him ‘The Franchise’ for a reason. You felt every Sunday going into a game that you had no worries, no matter who the pass rusher was.

Elite athlete, elite teammate, world champion, in my mind, no doubt, first-ballot Hall of Fame, just an incredible career, and one of the many players that I don’t think I’d be standing up here if it wasn’t for the success of guys like that. I’m just really thankful for Jason Peters.”

After the 2020 season, the Eagles and Peters parted ways as the team transitioned into a new era under head coach Nick Sirianni and QB Jalen Hurts.

Even in his late 30s and early 40s, Peters remained in the league, taking on short-term roles with the Bears, Cowboys, and Seahawks before ultimately deciding to retire.

Now, after two decades in the NFL, the future Hall of Famer is ready to embrace the next chapter of his football journey.

Jason "The Bodyguard" Peters.

Congratulations on your retirement and an incredible NFL career 👏 pic.twitter.com/po3PC57Wk7

— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) February 25, 2025

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