Jabrill Peppers Fantasy

The New York Giants picked up the fifth-year option on linebacker/strong safety Jabrill Peppers on Wednesday. Pepper's 2021 salary will depend on whether he's awarded the safety price of roughly $7 million or the linebacker price of around $10.089 million. He came over last spring in the deal that sent receiver Odell Beckham Jr. to the Browns and was originally taken 25th overall in the 2017 draft. Before a season-ending back injury suffered against the Bears last year, Peppers had 76 tackles and returned an interception for a touchdown. The G-Men are hoping that the former first-round pick can emerge as a leader in the team's rebuilt secondary. Second-round pick Xavier McKinney will likely start alongside Peppers in 2020.

Apr. 30th • 12:27 AM

New York Giants safety Jabrill Peppers was the main kick and punt returner man for the Cleveland Browns, and beat writer Lance Medow expects him to reprise that role with the Giants in 2019. However, since he is the team's starting safety, too, his usage will likely be managed at times. "It's a lot of different scenarios, and it's good to have options," special teams coach Thomas McGaughey said last month. Peppers is considered the front runner for the job, however, and others like wide receivers Corey Coleman, Bennie Fowler, Golden Tate, Cody Latimer and Brittan Golden have also see time in the return game in the past. Rookie Darius Slayton could also factor in.

Jul. 18th • 8:43 PM

Cleveland Browns cornerback Jason McCourty (ankle) and free safety Jabrill Peppers (toe) are both inactive for Week 7 against the Titans. It's a big blow to a Browns defense, and it's good news for Titans wide receivers Rishard Matthews and Eric Decker.

Oct. 22nd • 8:41 AM