Initial highlight of his pro career came in a 1993 contest at Philadelphia, when he entered the game after starter Scott Mitchell went out with a shoulder injury and directed the Dolphins to a 19-14, come-from-behind victory - giving Don Shula his 325th career victory to make him the winningest coach in NFL history
Served as honorary chairman of the Cystic Fibrosis and the Cerebral Palsy Telethon in Louisiana in 2002
Wife, Jeannie, is a former basketball player at Louisiana College
Name is pronounced PEE-der-son