FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers was arrested Saturday and faces charges including strangulation and drug possession, according to police in Braintree, Massachusetts.
Peppers, a team captain, didn't play in the Patriots' 15-10 loss to the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. He had been limited in practice last week due to a shoulder injury, and the team officially ruled him out Saturday.
Police announced Peppers' arrest Monday, saying they responded to a disturbance at a residential address early Saturday morning when a caller indicated there was an altercation between two people.
Police said Peppers, 29, is expected to be charged with "assault and battery, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, strangulation, and possession of a Class B substance believed to be cocaine."
The victim was treated at the scene and Peppers is expected to be arraigned Monday in Quincy (Massachusetts) District Court.
