Veteran safety Jabrill Peppers has found a new home after he was released by the New England Patriots in a surprising move leading up to the team's season opener against the Las Vegas Raiders.

Peppers has agreed to a contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers. That sets up a showdown against his former team, as the Patriots and Steelers play at Gillette Stadium in Week 3.

He will join a Pittsburgh secondary that was in need of help with starting strong safety DeShon Elliott suffering an injury in Week 1 against the Jets.

"Highly familiar with [Peppers], not only with his time as a Cleveland Brown but scouted him heavily when he came out of Michigan," Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said on Tuesday, via CBS Sports. "He's a football player first, positional player second. He's displa

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