Jabrill Peppers spoke to the media on Wednesday for the first time since he signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The 29-year-old former Patriots captain was released by New England in a surprising move on cutdown day last month. Peppers had just signed a contract extension with the team last year.
“It is what it is, sometimes you’re not good enough,” Peppers said in a video posted to YouTube by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “You play a long time in this league, you know, you’re going to get traded or cut.