Throughout his three seasons in Foxborough, veteran safety Jabrill Peppers made his presence felt on the gridiron by way of some thunderous hits, momentum-shifting plays, and deluge of trash talking.

A similar sight played out on the field at Gillette on Sunday, with a fired-up Peppers taking in the crowd after doling out some punishment and snatching another turnover for his team in Foxborough.

Of course, plenty has changed for Peppers over the last few months. The locale of Sunday’s matchup was all too familiar for the 29-year-old safety, but the same can’t be said about the black-and-gold gear he donned .

A surprising cut by the Patriots just ahead of regular-season action, Peppers went from a key cog in New England’s secondary to a supposed expendable piece in Mike Vrabel and

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