"The team is signing safety Jabrill Peppers, a source confirmed to ESPN. Peppers, selected No. 25 overall in the 2017 draft, spent the last three seasons in New England before a surprise release on cutdown day last month. Peppers played just six games in 2024 after being placed on the commissioner's exempt list while he faced charges of assault and battery. He was later found not guilty in a January jury trial."
"Peppers was also hampered by foot and hamstring injuries during the 2024 season, but he still finished the year with one interception, two passes defensed, a forced fumble and two tackles for loss. In an eight-year career, that also includes three seasons with the Giants, Peppers recorded seven interceptions, six forced fumbles, seven fumble recoveries and 511 tackles. He started 26 games during his three-year tenure in New England."
The Pittsburgh Steelers signed safety Jabrill Peppers, a 2017 first-round pick, after his surprise release from New England. Peppers played six games in 2024 while on the commissioner's exempt list and was later acquitted in a January jury trial. He dealt with foot and hamstring injuries in 2024 but recorded one interception, two passes defensed, a forced fumble and two tackles for loss that season. Over eight NFL seasons, including three with the Giants and three with the Patriots, Peppers has seven interceptions, six forced fumbles, seven fumble recoveries and 511 tackles. The signing adds depth after a safety injury and sets up a Week 3 matchup in New England.
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