FOXBORO --Jabrill Peppers was back to playing football for the New England Patriots on Sunday. But the hard-hitting safety is no longer a team captain following his October arrest for a domestic dispute.
Peppers played in his first game since Week 4 and was on the field for all 62 defensive snaps for the Patriots in Sunday's 25-24 loss to the Indianapolis Colts at Gillette Stadium. He led the New England defense with nine tackles.
"It felt pretty good," Peppers said after the loss. "I surprised myself."
"Mutual Decision" to strip Jabrill Peppers of his captaincy
Peppers no longer had the captain's "C" patch on his jersey on Sunday, which was noticeable as soon as he took the field for warmups.