The star of New England PatriotsJabrill Peppers He was acquitted by a jury in a trial on charges of assault and battery last Friday.
In his testimony, the safety denied and pleaded not guilty to having strangled and pushed a woman with whom he was in a relationship.
Videos of the incident were shown at the trial. In them you can see the player and the totally naked woman arguing. Peppers He repeatedly asked him to leave his house, located in Braintree, Massachusetts.
The lawsuit was for $9.5 million dollars, but the player was finally successful. The only charge to which he did plead guilty was drug possession, at the time officers arrested him last October.
After clearing himself of these charges, the player, who missed seven games after being included on the commissioner’s exempt list on October 9, spoke about how this episode affected him.
“I think it damaged my reputation. I think I lost a season, missing seven games. I tried to come back, but it’s hard to get that form back. I knew that in the end the truth would come out. “It was three long months for me,” he began.
“You know, I lost a lot of my season because of this. I lost a large part of my season, because of this, I couldn’t be part of the team. I couldn’t, there were many things I couldn’t do mentally. It was exhausted, but I don’t think it sent any messages. They are not going to stop. “I just think we have to be smarter and protect ourselves,” he added.
Jabrill Peppersfaced problems with the law since October 2024 when he was arrested for allegedly attacking his girlfriend. According to the couple’s testimony, the safety strangled her, attacked her and tried to throw her down the stairs.
Jabrill Peppers career
Jabrill Peppers began his career in University of Michiganwhere he became a star of the Michigan Wolverines. They named him there Unanimous All-American in 2016 and won the Paul Hornung Award.
He was also chosen as the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and the Big Ten Return Specialist of the Year. This led him to be a first round selection of draft of the NFL in 2017 by Cleveland Browns.
As a rookie he played 13 games in which he recorded 54 tackles and three interceptions. For the 2018 season, he increased his quota and played 16 games, accumulating 75 tackles and one interception.
In 2019 he left for New York Giants. In his debut season he participated in 11 games and left a record of 69 tackles and five interceptions. By 2020 he was in 15 games, recording 87 tackles and 2.5 sacks.
In his last campaign in New York He drastically reduced his presence on the field. Only six games played. The following year he was changed to New England Patriots. In 2022 he played 17 games and had 49 tackles.
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