Acquired: Re-signed on November 26, 2008. Originally signed as a free agent on February 7, 2007.

2009: (Edmonton) Peterson played 18 games (18 starts) and finished the season with 63 receptions for 788 yards and a touchdown. Playoffs: Peterson started the Western Semi-Final and hauled in three catches for 15 yards.

2008: (Edmonton) Peterson led all Eskimo receivers with 101 receptions for 1,317 yards and four touchdowns in 18 games (18 starts). This is his second +1000 yards receiving season in a row and he passed the 100 catches in a season mark - only the fourth Eskimo to do so - in the final game of the season. He earned CFL Canadian of the Week when he led all Eskimo receivers with a season high eight catches for 113 yards and one touchdown in the Labour Day Classic. Peterson earned CFL Canadian Player of the Week again in the final game of the regular season catching 10 passes for 108 yards and becoming just the fourth Eskimo player to have over 100 catches in a season. Kamau was named a 2008 West Division All-Star and was the 2008 Eskimo and West Division nominee for the CFL's Outstanding Canadian Award. He started the East Semi-Final and had one reception for five yards. In the East Final he started and was the team's leading receiver with nine catches for 127 yards.

Career: Peterson was drafted in the first round (6th overall) of the 2001 CFL Canadian Draft. He has playedd with Calgary (2001-2003), Winnipeg (2004-2005), Hamilton (2005-2006) and Edmonton (2007-2008). He won a Grey Cup his rookie season with Calgary in 2001. Peterson attended the Green Bay Packer training camp in 2003 and played with the Arena Football League’s Colorado Crush in the spring of 2004. In 2007 Peterson enjoyed a successful first season with the Eskimos, leading the team in scoring with seven touchdowns, receptions with 80 and receiving yards with 1068 and was named a CFLPA All-Star.

College/Personal: He played four seasons at New Hampshire and finished his college career with 80 receptions for 1124 yards and eight touchdowns. In 2001, he led the Wildcats in receptions with 53. Peterson also played on New Hampshire’s basketball team for two years and was a member of the track & field team where he holds the America East triple jump record and was a three-time conference champion. He double majored in Psychology and English. Peterson was on the Canadian Junior Track and Field team from 1994-1995 and played for the Ontario Junior Basketball team from 1994-1996. Kamau, his wife Melissa and their son Cassius live in Edmonton during the off-season. Kamau was very involved in the Eskimo community programs and was a member of the Eskimo Basketball Team. He also began Playmaker University - a local football camp for kids.