[2] His career was shortened by a recurring and chronic neck stinger that forced him to retire after the 2001 season.
After ending his professional playing career, Peter was a defensive line coach at Edison High School in Huntington Beach, California, and then defensive line coach at Harvard-Westlake School in North Hollywood, California.
Peter was the co-host of The Spread, a local sports talk radio show on ESPN 1480 in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Peter's book, Hero of the Underground: My Journey Down To Heroin & Back was published by St. Martin's Press.
The memoir chronicles Peter's addiction to heroin and cocaine, along with pain relievers and alcohol.