Adam Peters

Frederick Adam Peters (born May 24, 1979) is an American football executive who is the general manager (GM) of the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). His NFL career began as a scout in 2003, spending six seasons with the New England Patriots and five with the Denver Broncos prior to directing the college scouting department for the latter in the mid-2010s, helping build a roster that won Super Bowl 50 in 2015.

Peters joined the San Francisco 49ers in 2017, working closely with general manager John Lynch as vice president of player personnel and assistant GM prior to being hired as Commanders general manager in 2024. Peters is a native of the San Francisco Bay Area and played college football at West Valley College and UCLA before earning a psychology degree with the latter.

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 (tight end) and baseball (left fielder and first baseman) before enrolling at West Valley College, a junior college in Saratoga, California, in 1997. He was a tight end and team captain for the West Valley Vikings, earning two All-Coast Conference honors before transferring to the UCLA Bruins in 1999 as a reserve defensive end. Peters decided to stop playing football midway through his time at UCLA, quoting teammates such as DeShaun Foster as being "bigger, stronger, faster, and better than me in everything". He graduated with a psychology degree in 2002, working as a graduate assistant in football operations with the Bruins as a way to remain in the sport.

Early scouting and executive roles
Peters' professional 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 such as 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 with team and joined the Denver Broncos in 2009 upon Patriots assistant coach Josh McDaniels being 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 prior to him being named vice president of player personnel for the San Francisco 49ers in January 2017. Peters was the first hire made by 49ers general manager (GM) John Lynch, who had no prior front office experience, with the two having met after Lynch attended Broncos draft meetings as a guest the previous year. He was promoted to assistant GM in February 2021, with him assisting in the selection of later-round draft picks such as George Kittle, Fred Warner, Dre Greenlaw, Talanoa Hufanga, and Brock Purdy that helped the 49ers appear in four NFC Championship Games and Super Bowls LIV and LVIII.

Washington Commanders
Peters was hired as general manager of the Washington Commanders in January 2024, with him overhauling the team's front office, coaching staff, and roster in the offseason headlined by hiring Dan Quinn as head coach and drafting 2023 Heisman-winning quarterback Jayden Daniels.

Personal life
Peters is married to Jennifer and has two daughters. He grew up a fan of the 49ers, citing former tight end Brent Jones as inspiration to play the position in high school.