An injury paved the way for Jabrill Peppers to find a new home.

The Steelers are expected to sign the veteran free agent and have agreed to terms, according to NFL Network , in the aftermath of starting safety DeShon Elliott suffering a Week 1 injury.

Elliott sustained an MCL sprain during the thrilling 34-32 win over the Jets and is expected to miss several weeks with the goal of returning in Week 4, per NFL insider Jordan Schultz .

That the Steelers can land a player of Peppers’ quality after Week 1 is a stroke of fortune.

Peppers has been a very good to solid safety during his career, but he didn’t fit the scheme under new Patriots coach Mike Vrabel and New England opted to move on right before the season started.

He spent the last three years in Foxborough, appearing in

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