FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The NFL removed New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers from the commissioner exempt list on Monday, making him eligible to participate in practice and play in the team’s games.
New England Patriots’ Jabrill Peppers plays during an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks at Gillette Stadium, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, in Foxborough, Mass. Photo by Winslow Townson /AP Images for Panini
Peppers missed seven games since being placed on the list on Oct. 9 after he was charged with allegedly shoving his girlfriend’s head into a wall and choking her. The league said its review is ongoing and is not affected by the change in Peppers’ roster status.
Police in Braintree, Mass., said they were called to a home for an altercation between two people on Oct. 7, and a woman told them Peppers choked her. Police said they found at the home a clear plastic bag containing a white powder, which later tested positive for cocaine.
A 2017 first-round draft choice by Cleveland, Peppers spent two seasons with the Browns and three with the New York Giants before coming to New England in 2022. He was signed to an extension this summer.
He played in the first four games of the season and missed one with a shoulder injury before going on the exempt list, which allows NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to place a player on paid leave while reviewing his case.
