Eric Peterman
Personal information
Born: (1986-11-18) November 18, 1986
Springfield, Illinois
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
College:Northwestern
Position:Wide receiver
Undrafted:2009
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • 2008 ARA Sportsmanship Award
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Eric Peterman (born November 18, 1986) is a former American football wide receiver. He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He attended Sacred Heart-Griffin High school in Springfield, Illinois and excelled at the quarterback position. He played college football at Northwestern as a wide receiver.

College career

In 2008, he was named the winner of the ARA Sportsmanship Award, presented by the Awards and Recognition Association to the Division I football player who best exhibits sportsmanship both on and off the field.[1]

Receiving G Rec Yds TD Avg
2005 12 12 181 2 15.1
2006 12 23 349 1 15.2
2007 12 66 744 3 11.3
2008 13 59 737 6 12.5
Total 49 160 2,011 12 12.6

[2]

Professional career

Chicago Bears

Peterman was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He was cut by the Bears on September 5 and was re-signed to the practice squad on December 30. He was re-signed to a one-year contract on February 22, 2010. He was waived/injured on August 23.

AArete

Peterman was employed as a Manager at AArete, a Chicago-based management consulting firm focused on the healthcare industry before starting his own company.[3]

GRNE Solar

As of December 2018, Eric Peterman is the CEO and founder of GRNE Solutions, LLC dba GRNE Solar. Founded in 2012, GRNE Solar has proven to be a staple in the Illinois solar market due to the company’s ability to tackle projects that vary from residential rooftops to megawatt scale solar fields.

In July of 2022 GRNE Solar was acquired by Nelnet Inc.[4] The new entity is titled GRNE-Nelnet, LLC and goes by the trade name Nelnet Renewable Energy (NRE). The acquisition is unprecedented in the renewable energy industry, as it now gives Nelnet the ability to Develop, Finance, EPC, and provide O&M services for their solar assets - controlling all aspects of the asset lifecycle.

References

  1. ↑ "ARA Sportsmanship | Award Recipients". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
  2. ↑ "NORTHWESTERN OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Football". Archived from the original on 2010-09-03. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
  3. ↑ https://www.linkedin.com/pub/eric-peterman/6/91a/89b
  4. ↑ https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nelnet-acquires-solar-construction-firm-grne-solutions-301580330.html
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