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Nate Peterman Tosses Beautiful Touchdown Against Colts

Former Pitt Panthers quarterback Nate Peterman took a big step forward in the fight to be the Bears' backup.
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Nate Peterman Tosses Beautiful Touchdown Against Colts
Nate Peterman Tosses Beautiful Touchdown Against Colts

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PITTSBURGH -- Since leaving Pitt Panthers in 2017, Nate Peterman has struggled through a rough NFL career, but with experience has come some better results. 

Peterman, who began his career at Tennessee before transferring to and starting at Pitt, is competing for the Chicago Bears' backup quarterback job and took a big step forward with a strong day in Week 2 of the preseason against the Indianapolis Colts. 

He completed 10 of 18 passes for 115 yards and a touchdown. On the score, he connected with Reese Fountain on a beautiful 35-yard strike to the sideline. Peterman rolled to his right and unleashed a perfect pass on the run to earn six points. 

Peterman orchestrated one of the best offenses in Pitt history. In 2016, he started all 13 games for the Panthers, who set what were then school records in scoring. He completed 60.5% of his passes for 2,855 yards with 27 touchdowns and seven interceptions while posting the ACC's highest passer rating (163.4). 

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STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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