(File Photo: Source for Photo: New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers answers questions during a news conference after playing against the New York Jets in an NFL football game, Sept. 19, 2024, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, file)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) A source confirms to ESPN that the Pittsburgh Steelers have signed veteran safety Jabrill Peppers today. The twenty-nine-year-old Peppers was the 25th overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft who was released by the New England Patriots on August 29th, 2025 after playing for the Patriots for three seasons. Peppers was signed because Steelers safety Deshon Elliott suffered a knee injury during the first half of the game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New York Jets on Sunday, which caused Elliott to be ruled out for the rest of that game. During the 2024 NFL season, Peppers signed an extension of $24 million for three years with the Patriots before a trunover in the Patriots’ coaching staff occurred in the offseason, which occurred before the 2025 NFL season began last week. The Steelers are the fourth NFL team that Peppers will play for after the Patriots, the New York Giants and the team that drafted him in 2017, the Cleveland Browns. In his eight seasons in the NFL, Peppers has 511 tackles, seven interceptions, seven fumble recoveries and six forced fumbles. The Patriots will also host a game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts on Sunday, September 21st, 2025 in Week 3 of the 2025 NFL season against the Steelers where Peppers will face his most recent former team.