Jabrill Peppers Apologizes for Insulting Patriots in Hot Mic Moment

New England is on pace for its worst record in over 30 years.
Jabrill Peppers Apologizes for Insulting Patriots in Hot Mic Moment
Jabrill Peppers Apologizes for Insulting Patriots in Hot Mic Moment /

Patriots defensive back Jabrill Peppers has seen more than his fair share of bad football in his professional travels.

After helping turn Michigan around in coach Jim Harbaugh’s early years, Peppers spent his rookie year with the 0–16 Browns in 2017. After Cleveland improved in 2018, it traded him to the Giants, where he suffered through three losing seasons.

Since 2022, he has been with New England for two of the worst years of coach Bill Belichick's illustrious career. Peppers's frustration seemingly boiled over Sunday, when he was caught telling Giants running back Saquon Barkley he was “lucky we ass” after a 10–7 loss.

New England Patriots defensive back Jabrill Peppers looks on during a game.
New England Patriots defensive back Jabrill Peppers apologized for comments he made about his team’s struggles to Saquon Barkley :: Kevin R. Wexler/USA TODAY Network

On Friday, Peppers publicly apologized to the Patriots for his remarks.

“First of all, I just want to apologize to my teammates and the coaches for even having to answer questions like that,” Peppers said. “We’ve got more important things to worry about than me being caught on a hot mic... We all know the standard, we all know what it’s supposed to look like, and it’s not that right now."

New England’s loss dropped the team to 2–9; the Patriots are on pace for their worst record since a 2–14 campaign in 1992.


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Patrick Andres
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Patrick Andres is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in December 2022, having worked for The Blade, Athlon Sports, Fear the Sword and Diamond Digest. Andres has covered everything from zero-attendance Big Ten basketball to a seven-overtime college football game. He is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism with a double major in history .