There has been a lot of drama surrounding Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Mike Peterson lately. What is more surprising is that Peterson is a 10 year veteran who was named one of the team captains at the beginning of the season. After the dust settled, it ended with coach Jack Del Rio making Peterson the backup and promoting Daryl Smith to the starting position. It all began during week nine's game against the Cincinnati Bengals. In that game, Peterson celebrated a sack during the game by flexing his muscles. At a team meeting the next week, the Del Rio expressed his disapproval of the display. When Peterson tried to argue, Del Rio sent him home for insubordination. He was sent home again later in the week, and then coach Del Rio fined him $10,000 for his actions.

Peterson first came into the league when he was selected in the second round of the 1999 draft by the Indianapolis Colts. That season, he started all but three games of the regular season and tallied 110 tackles and three sacks. He started every game of the season in 2000 and led the team in tackles with 160. He played only half of the season in 2001 because of a knee injury. He still had 65 tackles and 1.5 sacks. Peterson roared back in 2002 to start every game, tallying 137 tackles, six passes defended and three interceptions.

Peterson signed with the Jaguars as an unrestricted free agent in the Spring of 2003. The next three years, he started every game of the season. He had 100 tackles in 2003, 126 in 2004 and 131 in 2003. In those three years, he also tallied a total of 12 sacks and six interceptions. In 2005, he also tallied his first defensive touchdown as well. He tore a pectoral muscle in early October of the 2006 season, limiting his stats. He played and started in 10 games the next season before breaking his hand, tallying 70 tackles, two sacks and one interception. So far this season, Peterson has started in eight games and had 49 tackles and one sack.

Although Peterson is a great linebacker, his loss may not mean that fewer people go to http://www.stubhub.com/jacksonville-jaguars-tickets/ to guy or sell Jacksonville Jaguars tickets. His replacement, Daryl Smith, is doing incredibly well so far this season. He has been with the Jaguars since they drafted him in the second round of the 2004 draft. He started 13 games his rookie season and had 37 tackles two sacks and one interception. He started all 16 games the next two seasons, tallying even bigger stats for the Jaguars. In 2007, he started all but one game and also two playoff games. He had 117 tackles that season as well as 1.5 sacks and a touchdown off of a fumble recovery. If Smith is filling it and Del Rio is set on it, it doesn't seem like Peterson will be able to get his starting job back anytime soon. During week ten, Smith had seven tackles and 1.5 sacks against the Detroit Lions.

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