Patriots' Jabrill Peppers Acquitted of Charges in Domestic Violence Case

New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers was acquitted by a jury on Friday in his assault and battery trial, according to the Associated Press (h/t ESPN).

Peppers was on trial on charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. A woman testified Thursday that Peppers grabbed her by the neck, slammed her against the wall and pushed her down the stairs after another man called her cellphone several times while they were in bed, per the AP.

The police report of the incident supported the woman's testimony. Police said she was treated at the home for her injuries after refusing to go to the hospital.

Peppers denied he choked or shoved the woman who had made the accusation against him while testifying on Friday.

The 29-year-old said he told police that he believed "she was trying to do all this to mess up my career" (via Nick Stoico of the Boston Globe).

Peppers' attorney, Marc Brofsky, challenged the woman's account during cross-examination on Thursday and alleged she was "looking for money," noting the $9.5 million lawsuit the woman filed against Peppers, per the AP.

After the safety pleaded not guilty on Oct. 7 after he was arrested on charges that included strangulation and drug possession, the NFL placed him on the commissioner's exempt list.

On Nov. 25, Peppers was removed from the commissioner's exempt list.

Peppers pleaded guilty to cocaine possession Thursday, according to WBZ News in Boston.

He appeared in just two games due to a hamstring injury after he was taken off the commissioner's exempt list.