One ex-Giant arrived and another is exiting Foxborough.

The Patriots surprisingly released veteran safety Jabrill Peppers despite having $4.32 million guaranteed remaining on his contract, according to ESPN .

The move also comes after Tuesday’s 53-man roster cuts, nice days in advance of the Patriots’ season-opener against the Raiders, and a day after former Big Blue cult hero Tommy DeVito was introduced after being claimed off waivers by New England. 3

Peppers, 29, was readying for his fourth season with the Patriots after signing with them ahead of the 2022 season following his Giants exit.

While he emerged as a “favorite” of ex-Patriots coaches Bill Belichick and Jerod Mayo, his role in new coach Mike Vrabel’s system was “evolving” during training camp, per ESPN .

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