![]() "I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I believe in his ability. "Jabrill was an important piece to that trade," Gettleman said. This is when Peppers first caught his attention. When Peppers entered the 2017 NFL Draft, Gettleman was still the general manager of the Carolina Panthers. ![]() Stay up to date with everything Giants by taking a second to sign up for our FREE Giants newsletter! It’ss that simple."įree agency is here and the Giants are making franchise-altering moves prior to the 2019 NFL Draft. He is coming here to be a safety, play football and help the New York Giants win games. There is no reason for there to be that kind of pressure on him. I don’t think he feels that pressure, and we certainly aren’t going to put that pressure on him. It’s the team he grew up cheering for, this kid’s coming home. He is very close to his mom, he is going to live in Bergen County, I think. He doesn’t feel that pressure, he is thrilled to be coming home. Jabrill should be able to make the calls back there. Jabrill is very bright in terms of his intelligence. He is going to have Antoine helping him out. At the end of the day, he is coming here to play football. This was about us having the ability to address multiple positions. You look at everything, but at the end of the day, it's really about football. To get another one (first-round pick), this year is number 17, I think, and to get that kind of a value in this type of a draft, and to get a third-round pick completing our dance card for April, it was just too much to pass up. ![]() "He's young, we've got him under contract for three years at very reasonable value. "For us to get Jabrill Peppers, who we think is going to be a very good safety in this league," Gettleman said to reporters on Monday. When Peppers was thrown back in, Gettleman felt like he was getting a second first-round pick in the trade haul with the former 2017 first-round draft pick. The Browns initially hesitated to include the young safety and the Giants lost interest in the deal. So, I’m anxious just to get there and have a fresh beginning, and immerse myself in the culture and tradition, learn the schemes and be the best player I can be.”Īccording to Gettleman, Peppers was the key component in the Beckham trade. Me personally, I feel as though I haven’t even showed a third of what I can really do. A guy that’s going to do whatever it takes to win. I’m just anxious to learn the scheme and see how I’m going to be used,” Peppers said. “I’ve been looking at YouTube videos of when was in Arizona. Peppers has already begun the process of grinding game film on Giants defensive coordinator James Bettcher so he can be best prepared for how the Giants plan to use him in their unique defensive scheme. Just a new road to go down, and I’m excited to go down it.” It was more of an exciting, exhilarating feeling. If this is the path he wants me to walk down on, I’m going to embrace it. “It’s just more of a blessing in disguise and I feel as though God doesn’t make mistakes. “ is a business, so nothing really can surprise you,” Peppers said. ![]() When Peppers heard his name included in the blockbuster trade that included Odell Beckham Jr., he wasn't exactly surprised. It’s a much easier commute than Cleveland, Ohio. It was definitely an exhilarating feeling,” Peppers told reporters “ is excited, they’re excited. get a chance to play football and do it in front of the home state. Jabrill Peppers is the only person more excited than general manager Dave Gettleman about his recent trade to the New York Giants.įor the New Jersey High School football standout, his homecoming to the Giants will give him an opportunity to make an impact every Sunday in front of his family in a unique defensive scheme that is a perfect fit for his developing skill set.
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