Notable as the name is, one Pittsburgh Steelers beat writer isn’t expecting new safety Jabrill Peppers to step in and make an immediate impact. Signed just days ago following SS DeShon Elliott’s knee sprain, the PPG’s Ray Fittipaldo thinks Peppers will do more watching than playing Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks.
“After only five days? I don’t get the sense that they’re gonna rush him into the lineup at all,” Fittipaldo said Friday morning on 93.7 The Fan. “He does play special teams, so I can certainly see him getting a hat. I could see him maybe get for a few plays.