Breaking: Jabrill Peppers’ Patriots Tenure Ends Due to…
– New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers was removed from the commissioner’s exempt list on Monday, and less than a week later, he was out on the field with his team.
However, one thing was missing.
When Peppers came out in uniform, his “C” patch was missing.
After the game, he was asked if he is no longer a captain.
“Yeah. That was a mutual decision between me and (Jerod) Mayo,” he told reporters. “I’m just going to leave it at that.”
Peppers was one of six captains announced at the start of the season, along with C David Andrews, LB Ja’Whaun Bentley, QB Jacoby Brissett, DE Deatrich Wise, and LS Joe Cardona.
However, Peppers stepped away from the team after the NFL placed him on the commissioner’s exempt list after police responded to a disturbance at a home on Oct. 5. Peppers was arrested and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, strangulation, and possession of cocaine.
Peppers was ordered to stay away from the alleged female victim, who said the safety “hit her, choked her, took off her clothing and put her outside.” She also told officers that Peppers had his hand on her neck and smashed her head against the wall before pushing her down the stairs, according to police reports.
Peppers says that he asked the woman to leave multiple times and denies putting his hands on her. He claims that she “fell by herself on the stairs because she was intoxicated.”
At Peppers’ pre-trial hearing, his attorney, Marc Alan Brofsky, said the victim is “demanding $10.5 million to settle this case, or else she would file a civil suit.”
The alleged victim’s lawyers claim they did not ask for “a monetary payment for our client’s pain and suffering.”
Peppers is set to go to trial on Jan. 22.
The NFL can still discipline Peppers following the trial if there is evidence he violated the personal conduct policy. But for now he is back with the team.
However, he is no longer a captain.
