He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles, earning recognition as a consensus All-American.

A first-round pick of Baltimore in the 1997 NFL draft, he played his entire pro career for the Ravens.

He recorded 132 tackles, 14 sacks, and two blocked punts and was named one of the top 50 athletes in the nation by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Boulware accepted an athletic scholarship to attend Florida State University, where he played for coach Bobby Bowden's Seminoles teams from 1993 to 1996.

Boulware was one of six defensive ends selected to Sports Illustrated's all-20th century college football team.

[2] In 1997 Boulware recorded 66 total tackles, 11.5 sacks, and one forced fumble to receive the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year by the Associated Press.

[4] On September 10, 2007, Peter Boulware announced his candidacy for the Florida state house as a member of the Republican Party.