Peppers? Lost in the carnage.
With the steady stream of threads desiring to bomb the athletic department back to the stone age and the wish to go medieval on certain people, we seem to have glossed over an issue that came out of the Minnesota game.
What is going on with Jabrill Peppers? He was not on the field for the game and when asked about it afterwards, Brady said that he was in the locker room receiving treatment.
I have heard rumors ranging from "teaching him a lesson" to "serious injury". Desmond Howard's take from viewing a practice is that Peppers was the only player on the team who appeared to want to be great.
Does anyone have an update on his status?
September 30th, 2014 at 2:28 PM ^
They need to play J PEPPERS.
PERIOD
September 30th, 2014 at 2:28 PM ^
My guess is single and looking to mingle.
September 30th, 2014 at 2:30 PM ^
The last thing we need is for Peppers to become a symbol of the program's ineptitude, ala Shane Morris
September 30th, 2014 at 2:29 PM ^
Everything else was done to distract us from the real question....what is the deal with Jabrill?
/s (just in case)
September 30th, 2014 at 2:31 PM ^
Concussion-gate was an inside job?!
September 30th, 2014 at 3:11 PM ^
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September 30th, 2014 at 2:30 PM ^
Not sure and not sure if it's entirely relevent at this point. Almost every stupid thing coming out of the program is a symptom of terrible leadership from Brandon on through Hoke.
September 30th, 2014 at 2:30 PM ^
with a possible mild concussion
September 30th, 2014 at 3:42 PM ^
No, that's been proven that wouldn't keep him out.
September 30th, 2014 at 2:31 PM ^
#FreePeppers?
September 30th, 2014 at 2:32 PM ^
I think Sam Webb confirmed that he does have an injury.
September 30th, 2014 at 2:33 PM ^
I can't find it now - it's probably buried deep in their TL now, but the official Michigan Football account tweeted on Saturday about 40 minutes or so before the game that Peppers had suffered an undisclosed injury on the field in practice last week and would not be on the dress list. No word on exactly what happened since then though, at least not that I have seen. If someone has anything, do share if you can, of course.
September 30th, 2014 at 2:34 PM ^
Hopefully he doesn't transfer after the dust settles.
September 30th, 2014 at 2:46 PM ^
Edit: I reread...you're stating the information/updates on him is lost in the carnage.
I'll be honest, when I first read, I thought you were implying that we were about to lose Peppers amidst all of the controversy (carnage). Like he was transferring and we just lost him. The way Roseboro was lost in all of this carnage.
September 30th, 2014 at 2:37 PM ^
I saw him at South Quad the Thursday before the game, and he was on crutches not moving around very well.
I'm no doctor or physical trainer by any means, but it looked like more than just a dinged-up boo boo kind of thing.
September 30th, 2014 at 2:38 PM ^
September 30th, 2014 at 2:38 PM ^
Seems that the "teaching him a lesson" theory was overblown... after what little has been read between the lines, it sounds like Peppers was told he couldn't play because of his injury and he was pissed and wanted to play.
I assume that any player that is told that they can't play because of a lingering injury is going to challenge that decision.
Hopefully he's healthy enough to play in his home state this weekend.
September 30th, 2014 at 2:39 PM ^
@umichfootball: Jabrill Peppers is receiving treatment in the locker room for an injury that occurred during practice this week.
@jlewis210: heard jabrill peppers made a sick play in practice and looked at the coaches and said "that's why you fucking start me" and they sat him
@DougAndGator971: As the dust settles post Minn, sources tell me Jabrill Peppers was not being disciplined yesterday. He was indeed injured. #d
September 30th, 2014 at 2:41 PM ^
September 30th, 2014 at 2:48 PM ^
And the fireworks
September 30th, 2014 at 2:41 PM ^
Someone taught him a lesson with a crow bar.
September 30th, 2014 at 2:51 PM ^
I have no idea why this made me crack up. Nice to get a laugh during this whole debacle.
September 30th, 2014 at 2:52 PM ^
/kerrigan'd?
September 30th, 2014 at 2:54 PM ^
tonya harding'd
September 30th, 2014 at 2:43 PM ^
I think Hoke announced that he was out to attend to a "family matter". I'm sure it's no big deal.
jk.
September 30th, 2014 at 2:44 PM ^
No one is going to argue that Peppers should have played injured, are they?
Too soon?
September 30th, 2014 at 2:55 PM ^
i'm sure it's just an injured leg
September 30th, 2014 at 3:40 PM ^
He got hit so hard in the leg that they have been evaluating him for concussion-like symptoms.
September 30th, 2014 at 2:52 PM ^
is if he was injured and not able to play in the game, why was he going through warmp-ups?
September 30th, 2014 at 2:56 PM ^
injured players are often further evaluated during warmups.
September 30th, 2014 at 2:53 PM ^
I have a close friend that works for the team. Peppers was on crutches all week and was never going to play. The rumor of him in the locker room with his back to the coaches and upset is complete BS.
September 30th, 2014 at 5:34 PM ^
I read it on MGoBlog!
September 30th, 2014 at 2:55 PM ^
I asked a friend who's on the team about Peppers yesterday. He said Jabrill does actually have a knee injury that held him out.
September 30th, 2014 at 3:12 PM ^
So that prevents him from standing on the sidelines with his teammates? Since when does injury=not even showing his face for a home game?
September 30th, 2014 at 2:55 PM ^
double post. delete
September 30th, 2014 at 3:00 PM ^
I can't find anything now, but a few credible people were tweeting yesterday that the whole Jabrill fiasco was just a rumor, and that he is legitimatelly injured.
September 30th, 2014 at 3:04 PM ^
September 30th, 2014 at 3:20 PM ^
September 30th, 2014 at 3:37 PM ^
Thank you, Simone.
September 30th, 2014 at 4:52 PM ^
And it's still one of the classic scenes
September 30th, 2014 at 5:35 PM ^
I recall this rumor floating around a couple of weeks ago. Jabrill must have a Jamocha allergy.
September 30th, 2014 at 3:05 PM ^
He may be injured, but I have a hard time believing he could not be on the field to support his teammates during the game. He was receiving treatment? Could he receive treatemtn before and after the game? Just seems like bullshit he would be able to be oin the sidelines where any good teammate would want to be.
Might be hurt, but there is more to this.
September 30th, 2014 at 3:14 PM ^
September 30th, 2014 at 3:07 PM ^
It is sad to not see him out on the field.
September 30th, 2014 at 3:10 PM ^
It's surprising to me how little attention Peppers is getting in all of this.
If you ask me, if this kid is pissed about playing time, it's a function of the overblown nature of recruiting. This kid was a star before he even got here. How many freshmen get the kind of universal adoration and rounds of applause before he even played a down? If the rumblings are true about his attitude in the last month, he needs to figure out you have to tone it down.
The whole notion he was "receiving treatment in the lockerroom" during a game when he was injured in practice is absolutely farcical. Seems to me they were trying to avoid a pouty-Tate Forcier-head-wrapped-in-a-towel moment for the TV cameras.
September 30th, 2014 at 3:20 PM ^
OR he could have aggravated a knee injury, during warm ups, trying to prove to the coaches he was healthy enough to play. Then the trainers decided to treat the knee injury by keeping him off his feet during the game.
September 30th, 2014 at 3:22 PM ^
He didn't dress, AFAIK. So, no, this doesn't work. Crutches are a thing.
September 30th, 2014 at 3:44 PM ^
September 30th, 2014 at 4:39 PM ^
You see guys on the sidelines all the time an hour after blowing out a knee...that wasn't it.
September 30th, 2014 at 3:16 PM ^
I just want to see him play. He brings so much excitement.