Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez preview the Detroit Lions' home game against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday at Ford Field. Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press
BEREA, Ohio — Jabrill Peppers has started playing self-defense.
The Browns defensive back said Thursday – his 23rd birthday – that he has stopped going out in public by himself in downtown Cleveland following hostile confrontations with fans unhappy with the way he’s played.
Peppers said he has been confronted numerous times and believes some of the grief he’s taken is because he went to Michigan and plays in a city where rival Ohio State fans are abundant.