Head coach Chris Peterson dismissed star cornerback Marcus Peters from the team today following him getting into an argument with an assistant coach.
Marcus Peters, the Huskies’ standout junior cornerback, has been dismissed from the program, multiple sources have told The Seattle Times.
Peters got into an argument with an assistant coach during practice Wednesday, a source said, apparently the final straw in a series of run-ins with Washington’s new coaching staff. He also got into an argument with coaches during UW’s victory at Colorado on Saturday and then missed practice on Tuesday, sources said.
In his third year as a starting cornerback, Peters had been suspended for one game in September after his sideline outburst, in which he threw his helmet and gloves, a week earlier against Eastern Washington. That outburst followed what UW coach Chris Petersen called a “stupid” personal-foul penalty against Peters, who had head-butted an EWU receiver.
Peters is considered a potential first-round NFL draft pick.
He is the ninth player Petersen has either suspended or dismissed from the team since February.
It’s a shame when a kid this talented can’t stay out of trouble. Marcus Peters is expected to hear his name called early in the NFL Draft, it will be interesting to see how this changes his stock.