Jabrill Peppers made his return to Gillette Stadium on Sunday, and it was a successful one for the former New England Patriots starting safety. Not only did his Pittsburgh Steelers celebrate a 21-14 victory, he also had an active hand in finalizing the end result.

Peppers finished the game with six tackles and also recovered an Antonio Gibson fumble in the third quarter. He also was awarded a game ball from head coach Mike Tomlin afterwards.

“I needed this one,” Peppers said after the game. “I thank each and every man, coach in here. We had a great week of work, great prep. It feels good right now. I just had to keep my emotions in check — not let the moment be too big, let the plays come to you.”

Originally arriving in New England in 2022, Peppers appeared in 38 games with 26 starts ov

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