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Kornacki: Peppers Honors Fallen Brother Who Inspired Him

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Michigan playmaker Jabrill Peppers inscribed "R.I.P" on the eye black patch before placing it underneath his left eye during Saturday night's (Oct. 31) win at Minnesota.

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"That's for my brother, Don Anthony Curtis," Peppers said afterward. "I lost him in the eighth grade, and he was the one who told me to do this and play football. He wasn't doing things that he was supposed to be doing, but he always made sure I was on track, even when I tried to follow him in doing the things he was doing.