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Peterson signed a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles on Tuesday. The five-year veteran also changed his name to William James. This change might be synonymous of a new start for the player who did play in a game in nearly 14 months because of back problems. Peterson was regarded as one of the NFL's emerging young cornerbacks in 2004.Cornerback Dexter Wynn, who is a sixth-round selection in the 2004 draft, has to leave the roster in order to make some room for the newly signed player. In his three seasons with the Eagles, Wynn appeared in 28 games. General manager Tom Heckert explained that he always admired James as a player. When James was playing with the Giants, he already tries to sign him two times. No wonder, James is an outstanding good cover cornerback player, who has good size, and a very productive player when healthy.The New York Giants released the former NFL star early this spring while they suffered from numerous injuries in the secondary this season. James does not yet on which spot he is going to play on the roster. Cornerback Roderick Hood is rumored to have totally recovered from some nagging injuries and is scheduled to be back on the roster too. At least with this one-year deal, James will be able to demonstrate to NFL teams that he has fully recovered and to show his playing skills. Then, he will be eligible to go into the unrestricted free-agent market in the next spring.Peterson, 27, spent several months of treatments and rehabilitation. Eventually he has been allowed by specialists at the end of September to return to the football field. Since he has been cleared was auditioning for teams. Then several teams have shown their interest in hiring Peterson, a physical cornerback with good coverage skills. Philadelphia was even more interested since the team has suffered through injuries in the secondary.Peterson was a third-round pick of the Giants in the 2001 draft. The Giants eager to keep him even sign him to a five-year, $27 million contract extension. Peterson played outstandingly in all 16 games the next season in 2004. Unfortunately last season, he has been bothered by his back problems since the training camps. Then his problems worsened early in the season, and eventually forced Peterson onto injured reserve.
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