Jabrill Peppers was placed on the Patriots' initial 53-man roster and then released three days later. The abrupt move prompted questions about the reasons for the release. No reports have indicated character concerns. Peppers had fallen on the depth chart and did not play in two of three preseason games, raising speculation about his roster security. The team did not achieve a trade for Peppers before the roster-cut deadline. A front-office source from another team indicated Peppers’ name was discussed in trade talks leading to the deadline, but no deal was reached.
During any NFL offseason, it's expected that several teams will make some questionable decisions when assembling their initial 53-man roster for the upcoming season, some of which are bigger head-scratchers than others. The Patriots fell into that category this year with some of their cuts, with the latest being veteran safety Jabrill Peppers.
Given that he made the final roster and wasn't released until three days later, numerous questions have arisen regarding the team's decision to move on from him so abruptly. The immediate assumption was character issues, despite them not being a problem before; however, no reports have suggested that to be true.
According to one front-office source from another team, Peppers' name was mentioned among those who the Patriots had discussed in trade talks.
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