Jabrill Peppers spoke to the media on Wednesday for the first time since he signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The 29-year-old former Patriots captain was released by New England in a surprising move on cutdown day last month. Peppers had just signed a contract extension with the team last year.

“It is what it is, sometimes you’re not good enough,” Peppers said in a video posted to YouTube by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . “You play a long time in this league, you know, you’re going to get traded or cut.”

“It is what it is. I’m happy [Mike] Tomlin made the call. He’s definitely a coach that I said I wanted to play for before I retire, and it just happened a lot sooner than I thought. I’m happy to be here.”

Patriots coach Mike Vrabel did not elaborate much when asked why New E

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