Cards’ Peters starts virtual book club
Reading and getting involved in a good book was always a big part of Corey Peters’ childhood. Now the Cardinals team captain and veteran defensive tackle is helping make it part of Arizona high school students through a new virtual book club he recently launched on Zoom.
The continuation of an idea he developed last fall with South Pointe High School in Phoenix, “The Corey Peters Playbook” hopes to provide an educational outlet for all Arizona high school students during the COVID-10 crisis. Students can meet with Peters on Zoom and have in-depth discussions about a variety of books in a healthy and safe learning environment.
The program is open to all Arizona high school students.
“We’re just trying to look for silver linings during this pandemic and I think it’s an opportunity to reach more kids and maybe even in a better format,” Peters said Friday during a video conference call with reporters. “For me, too, just because I can do these meetings with several different class rooms and really reach kids all over.”
The idea, Peters said, is to get students to remember they can read books for enjoyment and realize the importance of gaining different perspectives and various life lessons. When he was young, Peters said his parents always encouraged him to read books for at least 30 minutes to an hour every day, especially during the summer.
“My favorite thing about reading is that you can experience so much just from your imagination,” he said. “Often times, we read books and they make those books into movies. I always liked the books better because it allowed your imagination to kind of fill in the blanks and make it your own story in a way.”
Peters noted that some of his teammates back in college at the University of Kentucky were often not comfortable reading aloud in classroom settings. A big part of that, he said, was because they weren’t confident in their reading abilities.
“I just think reading is a very important thing,” he said. “It’s an easy thing. Everybody has access to some information with the internet now and if you can read, you’re able to teach yourself anything and I truly believe that.”
Preseason schedule set
The exact dates and times of the Cardinals’ four preseason games have been announced.
Arizona opens on the road with a game at Lambeau field against he Green Bay Packers on Saturday, Aug. 15, at 10 a.m. The Cardinals then meet the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs at State Farm Stadium in Glendale on Saturday, Aug. 22, at 6 p.m.
The team closes out the preseason with back-to-back Thursday night games, starting with a visit to Las Vegas to meet the Raiders in the first ever game to be played at Allegiant Stadium on Aug. 27 at 7 p.m. It will be the fifth time in the past six seasons the Cardinals have played the Raiders in the preseason.
Arizona wraps up the preseason at home against the Denver Broncos on Sept. 3 at 7 p.m. It will mark the 15th time in the past 17 years the teams have met in the preseason.
All four games can be seen locally on 12 News KPNX-TV.
To inquire about tickets or reserve a spot in the Cardinals’ season-ticket waiting list, call 602-379-0102 or visit www.azcardinals.com/tickets. Fans can also go to SeatGeek.com, the official primary ticketing partner of the Cardinals.