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‘Makes Us All Really Comfortable’: Mike Tomlin Heaps Praise On Jabrill Peppers After Steelers Debut

Jabrill Peppers didn’t see any snaps in his first week as a Pittsburgh Steeler. That changed in a big way last Sunday. Playing against his former team, the New England Patriots, the Steelers gave Peppers a chance at revenge by sending him out with the rest of the starters on defense. He did well with that opportunity, and Mike Tomlin took notice.

“He certainly did, I thought he played with really good energy,” Tomlin said at his weekly Tuesday press conference. “He was productive, he made some tackles, he caused and recovered a fumble.