The New England Patriots knew they were going to be in the middle of a rebuild. Drafting a quarterback in the top five usually means your organization is starting over at the most important position in football. Knowing it often takes a few years for players to establish themselves in the NFL, clubs know to temper expectations in their very first year.
However, being 1-4, refusing to play your rookie quarterback, and looking like one of the worst teams in the league doesn’t bode well for your fans’ confidence. Now there’s a significant legal issue that is being reported from the team.
Breaking: Patriots Announce Massive Legal Issue Following Loss To The Dolphins
According to Hayden Bird of Boston.com:
Jabrill Peppers, a Patriots starting safety and team captain, was arrested on Saturday in Braintree and faces multiple charges, according to police.
News of the arrest broke early on Monday, with the 29-year-old Peppers reportedly facing charges of assault, strangulation, and drug possession after an altercation. He is set to appear in court on Monday.
Specifically, police — according to multiple reports — say they responded to a call at a residential address about an altercation between two people. After an investigation, Peppers was arrested and will reportedly be charged with assault and battery, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, strangulation, and possession of a “Class B” substance.
The victim was reportedly treated at the scene by EMS, per police.
On Monday, the Patriots released a short statement after the news broke:
“We are aware of the incident involving Jabrill Peppers over the weekend in which the police are currently investigating. We will have no further comments at this time.”
Later on Monday, New England head coach Jerod Mayo was asked about the incident during his weekly WEEI interview on “The Greg Hill Show.”
“He called me that morning,” Mayo said of Peppers on Saturday. “I knew what was going on. We’ve informed the NFL what was going on and we’re still gathering information.”
From a pure football standpoint, losing Peppers would be devastating for their defense. Here is a look at his season stats so far:
Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date | Team | Opp | Result | Int | Yds | IntTD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | FRTD | Sk | Comb | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sfty | |
2024-09-29 | NWE | @ | SFO | L 13-30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
2024-09-19 | NWE | @ | NYJ | L 3-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
2024-09-15 | NWE | SEA | L 20-23 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
2024-09-08 | NWE | @ | CIN | W 16-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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