Patriots Star Fires Off Bold Message Following Tough Season

One New England Patriots defender seemingly motivated to right the ship after a bumpy 2024 campaign is none other than veteran safety Jabrill Peppers.

Peppers found himself in a bit of legal trouble during the 2024 season. He faced charges of domestic violence and drug possession in the middle of the season, inevitably placing him on the commissioner's exempt list for eight weeks from Week 5 to 12, and taking him out of the action for over half of high year eight campaign before being acquitted on all chargers and removed from that exempt list in Week 13.

Last season was nothing short of a roller coaster ride for the Patriots' safety. But now, Peppers is back, energized, and ready to put the NFL and his doubters on notice during the season ahead, as shown during his latest message posted to his Instagram story on Tuesday.

“Coming for everything they tried to take from me!!” Peppers said on his Instagram. “Been one of his favorites, he never played about me! I remember all the jokes and laughs too stay on that side frfr.”

Last time Peppers was healthy and on the field for the Patriots across a full season sample size, it was a dangerous sight for opposing offenses.

Through 15 games and starts in 2023, he was a bright spot within an otherwise uninspiring New England team that went 4-13 on the year, but still had 78 tackles, five TFLs, eight PBUs, and two interceptions.

Jun 9, 2025; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers (5) works out at minicamp at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images / Eric Canha-Imagn Images

This time around, though, the entire Patriots core feels rejuvenated, has found their way to a ton of improvements throughout this offseason, and now is slated for a bounce-back effort for next season all around the roster, including a potential resurgence of their star safety in Peppers.

If Peppers can factor back into the mix as one of the league's strongest safety talents as he once was during his second campaign in New England across 2023, it'll mean big things for this fresh defensive unit led by Mike Vrabel and Co.