# Adam Peters

Frederick Adam Peters (born May 24, 1979) is an American professional football executive who is the general manager (GM) for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). His NFL career began as a college scout with the New England Patriots in 2003, spending six seasons with them before joining the Denver Broncos in 2009.
Peters served as the Broncos' college scouting director for three seasons before joining the San Francisco 49ers in 2017. He worked closely with general manager John Lynch, initially as vice president of player personnel and later as assistant general manager being named Commanders GM in 2024. Peters has been a part of three Super Bowl-winning teams, two with the Patriots and one with the Broncos.

## Early life

Frederick Adam Peters was born on May 24, 1979, in Mountain View, California, and raised in nearby Cupertino. He attended Monta Vista High School, earning all-conference honors in football as a tight end and in baseball as a left fielder and first baseman. He enrolled at West Valley College, a junior college in Saratoga, California, in 1997. Peters was a tight end and team captain for their football team, earning two All-Coast Conference honors. He transferred to the University of California, Los Angeles in 1999 to play for the UCLA Bruins as a reserve defensive end. Midway through his time at UCLA Peters decided to stop playing football, noting that teammates like DeShaun Foster were "bigger, stronger, faster, and better" than him. He graduated with a psychology degree in 2002, working with the Bruins that season as a graduate assistant in football operations as a way to remain in the sport.

## Career
### Early scouting and executive roles

Peters' career began following a visit by New England Patriots executives Scott Pioli and Jason Licht to UCLA in 2002. Peters, substituting for his boss who was out of town, provided them film and other information on the school's NFL draft prospects. Pioli hired him as a scout in 2003 after being impressed by his football acumen, with Peters working in a department that included future general managers in Thomas Dimitroff, Bob Quinn, Jon Robinson, and Nick Caserio. The Patriots made four AFC Championship Game appearances and won Super Bowl XXXVIII and XXXIX during his tenure. He joined the Denver Broncos in 2009 when Patriots assistant coach Josh McDaniels was named their head coach. Peters worked as a regional and national scout prior to being promoted to assistant director of college scouting in July 2014. He was further promoted to director of college scouting in 2016, with Denver appearing in Super Bowl XLVIII and winning Super Bowl 50 during his tenure.
In January 2017, Peters was named vice president of player personnel for the San Francisco 49ers. He was the first hire made by 49ers general manager (GM) John Lynch, who had no prior front office experience; they had met after Lynch attended Broncos draft meetings as a guest the previous year. Peters was named assistant GM in February 2021; he assisted in the selection of later-round draft picks such as George Kittle, Fred Warner, Dre Greenlaw, Talanoa Hufanga, and Brock Purdy who helped the 49ers appear in four NFC Championship Games and Super Bowls LIV and LVIII.

### Washington Commanders

Peters was named general manager of the Washington Commanders in January 2024. He hired Dan Quinn as the head coach and overhauled the team's roster headlined by selecting quarterback Jayden Daniels second overall in the 2024 NFL draft. In Peters' first season, the Commanders recorded their highest win total (12–5) and first NFC Championship Game appearance since 1991.

## Personal life

Peters is married to Jennifer Peters; the couple have two daughters. Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area, he was inspired by former 49ers tight end Brent Jones to play the position in high school.