TORONTO – The Canadian Football League announced today that Argonauts DB Jamal Peters has been named Top Performer for Week 12.
Peters had a game for the ages last Friday night, intercepting three passes, returning one 67 yards for a touchdown, while recording another four tackles as the Boatmen when on to beat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 37-20. Peters who only had three interceptions in his college career at Mississippi State, and two career picks in the CFL prior to Friday night, is now tied for the league lead with four on the season and second in interception return yards with 84. The Argos are one of two teams (Calgary) to have three different players return interceptions for touchdowns in 2022, the others being Wynton McManis and Chris Edwards. The 25-year old second-year Argo is third on the team in total tackles with 38 and also has a sack on the season in nine games played. The Argos sit atop the East Division standings with a big Labour Day game looming Monday, September 5, the fourth time in the past five weeks Hamilton and Toronto will square off.
WR Kurleigh Gittens Jr. and RB Andrew Harris were other Argos named Top Performers this season when they were both honoured in week 7.