Jabrill Peppers is officially headed to Pittsburgh. Per NFL insiders Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo of NFL Network, the Steelers have signed the veteran safety in the wake of starting safety DeShon Elliott suffering an MCL sprain during the Week One victory over the New York Jets. Head coach Mike Tomlin seemed excited about the addition of the former Michigan product.
“Highly familiar with [Peppers], not only with his time as a Cleveland Brown but scouted him heavily when he came out of Michigan,” Tomlin said. “He’s a football player first, positional player second. He’s displayed position flexibility over the course of his career at either safety position, at run down, nickel. He’s been a capable guy in the special teams space over the course of his career, covering kicks, returning punts. He’s just a good, well-rounded football player.”
