The Patriots' Jabrill Peppers faces strangulation and drug charges

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers was arrested Saturday and faces charges including strangulation and drug possession, according to police in Braintree, Massachusetts.

Peppers, a team captain, did not play in the Patriots' 15-10 loss to the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. He was limited in practice last week due to a shoulder injury and was officially excluded from the team on Saturday.

Police announced Peppers' arrest Monday, saying they responded to a disturbance at a residential address early Saturday morning when a caller indicated there had been an altercation between two people.

Police said Peppers, 29, was charged with “assault, assault, battery with a dangerous weapon, strangulation and possession of a Class B substance suspected to be cocaine.”

The alleged victim was treated at the scene and Peppers is expected to be arraigned in Quincy, Massachusetts District Court on Monday.

“He called me that morning. I knew what was going on,” head coach Jerod Mayo told sports radio WEEI on Monday. “We notified the NFL of what was going on and we are still gathering information. … I don't think anyone knows the facts or anything like that. It’s a process.”

In a statement, the Patriots said they were “aware of an incident involving Jabrill Peppers over the weekend that police are currently investigating” and would have no further comment.