Safety Jabrill Peppers said that everything feels familiar since he joined the New England Patriots in free agency earlier this offseason.
With the team just getting the offseason program underway, Peppers hasn’t practiced with the team. But he has been in the facility and is taking on New England’s infamously large playbook. Some newcomers need time to assimilate, but Peppers said he’s not experiencing “culture shock.”
He does, however, seem to admire his new coach. Peppers said “playing for Bill (Belichick)” was the biggest reason the safety joined New England.
“His understanding of the game, what he’s done for the game, the moment I had an opportunity to come learn from him I definitely wanted to jump at it,” Peppers said Tuesday on a videoconference call at Gillette Stadium.