New England Patriots veteran safety Jabrill Peppers pleaded guilty in court Thursday to possession of cocaine as part of a domestic violence incident on Oct. 5, 2024.
Peppers, who faces multiple charges, should have the charge released as long as he completes a four-month probation period without recidivism, according to the New York Post.
However, the 29-year-old, who served as captain last season for the Patriots, also faces strangulation and assault and battery charges after a woman told authorities he pushed her head against a wall, choked her and took her clothes off before she forces her outside.
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New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers appears in Quincy, Massachusetts, District Court for his arraignment on October 7, 2024. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
Peppers has pleaded not guilty to those charges, saying his reported girlfriend was acting “erratic” at the time while he was also intoxicated. He claims she became angry after he denied having unprotected sex with her.
Marc Brofsky, Peppers’ attorney, said in October that there is “videotaped evidence” that “casts real doubt on the allegations.”
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Patriots owner Robert Kraft noted that the team was investigating the incident after Peppers was placed on the commissioner’s exempt list at the time. He later returned to the Patriots in December, remaining captain under now-former head coach Jerod Mayo.
Peppers, who hails from East Orange, New Jersey, saw jury selection for his trial begin Thursday.
New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers celebrates after a win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sept. 8, 2024. (Joseph Maiorana-Imagn photos)
A first-round pick of the Cleveland Browns in 2017, Peppers played two seasons in Cleveland before being traded to the New York Giants, who play not too far from where he grew up.
Peppers was part of the infamous 2019 Odell Beckham Jr. trade with the Browns.
He played three seasons for the Giants before joining the Patriots for the 2022 season. The final season was underwhelming for the entire franchise as they finished 4-13, leading to Kraft’s decision to remove Mayo as head coach after one season.
New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers (IMAGIN)
Peppers finished the year with 40 combined tackles and one interception over six games.
