FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Many New England Patriots players, including two-time Super Bowl winning safety Rodney Harrison and current center David Andrews, have said playing for coach Bill Belichick is like getting a high-level education in football that forever changed the way they view the game.
It's precisely why free-agent safety Jabrill Peppers signed a one-year contract with the team late last month.
"Playing for Bill, 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 from his new football home, Gillette Stadium.