Report: Jabrill Peppers, Patriots Reach Agreement on One-Year Deal

He tore his ACL while playing for the Giants in 2021 and missed the rest of the season.

Former Giants safety Jabrill Peppers is signing a one-year deal with the Patriots, according to ESPN's Mike Reiss and Adam Schefter. 

Peppers, 26 tore his ACL in Week 7 this past season while playing for New York and missed the rest of the season. 

Former Giants’ safety Jabrill Peppers reached agreement on a one-year deal with the New England Patriots, per @MikeReiss and me. Peppers tore his ACL last season and is expected to be ready for the start of training camp.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 29, 2022

Peppers is expected to be ready for training camp, per ESPN. He was taken with the No. 25 pick in the 2017 NFL draft after a stellar career at Michigan. While with the Wolverines, Peppers was named a unanimous All-American and the Big Ten defensive player of the year in 2016. 

He was traded to the Giants in 2019 in a deal that landed Odell Beckham Jr. and Olivier Vernon with the Browns. But after his season-ending injury, he hit the open market this offseason. In his six appearances in 2021, he registered 29 tackles, one interception and two tackles for a loss. 

Now he's set to join New England where he’ll hope to build back his reputation as a player worthy of a longterm deal. The Patriots finished 10–7 in 2021 but were throttled by the Bills' high-powered offense in the wild-card round 47–17. 

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