Domata Peko: ‘I would love to play here in L.A.’
Over the previous 12 seasons, Domata Peko has begun double-digit games every fall.
With 13 decades of NFL service under his belt, the 34-year-old free agent believes he’s some more starts .
“I think I have a few more years in the tank,” the defensive handle told TMZ Sports in an interview published Wednesday.
According to Peko, the team that’s currently showing the greatest interest is that the Detroit Lions, with whom he visited last week.
“My representative’s trying to work some stuff out,” he said. “We are gonna see; just being patient with it and enjoying this time with my family.”
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Along with his loved ones, the former Bengals and Broncos newcomer is spending time in sunny Southern California and he would not mind heading back there on a more permanent basis.
“I would love to play with here in L.A.,” said Peko, who started all 16 games for the Broncos in 2018 with 31 tackles tallied. “I’m about L.A., grew up in Whittier. So, dude, if the Rams come calling or the Chargers, I would love to do this.”
Before he was selected from the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft from Michigan State, Peko continue played football in California in his junior college days when he played at College of the Canyons, which has produced the likes of pass rusher Jason Pierre-Paul and receiver Marquise”Hollywood” Brown.
Asked whether he would prefer lining up next to Rams all-world defensive tackle Aaron Donald or Chargers pass-rushing standout Joey Bosa, Peko didn’t hesitate to decide on the reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year.
“I would like to be with Aaron Donald,” explained Peko, who spent the first 11 seasons of his career in Cincinnati. “That would be dope.”
Locking in on a sales pitch, he also had a message for Donald’s head coach, Sean McVay.
“Coach McVay, your boy Domata Peko here ready to proceed, and I’d really like to come back out here and represent L.A. and try to pursue this championship,” Peko said.
The 6-foot-3, 325-pound Peko could nevertheless provide a run stuffer in the center and a seasoned beginning presence to any defensive lineup.
Judging by his comments, the Lions are likely his top suitor, however putting a big-bodied veteran next to Aaron Donald worked for the Rams last season, so who knows?
