FOXBOROUGH – Jabrill Peppers is happy to be a free man and moving on with his football career.
Last year, he was embroiled in a domestic violence case after a woman accused Peppers of choking her, slamming her head against a wall, and throwing her down a flight of stairs.
Peppers, however, was later acquitted of the assault and battery charges stemming from the incident.
During his media session Wednesday, Peppers was asked if he had any comment on how it resolved in January.
“I’m just happy it’s over with, and I get back to doing what I love to do,” Peppers said. “It was a learning experience. I learned a lot from it.”
Peppers had missed seven games after being put on the Commissioner’s exempt list following the incident. He was removed from the list Nov. 25. Due to injuries, he appeared in just two of the Patriots final five games.
Asked if he considered this season, with new head coach Mike Vrabel, and the trouble behind him, a fresh start, Peppers said he has the same mindset every year.
“I think every year in the league is a fresh start,” Peppers replied. “No matter how well you do, or how bad you do, if you’re lucky enough to have the opportunity to sit in one of these seats, year in and year out, that’s more opportunity to prove yourself.
“I always look forward to that whether I do well, whether the year didn’t go the way I wanted it to.”
