FOXBOROUGH - Brian Belichick didn’t hide or couch his feelings about having Jabrill Peppers back with the team, working toward a return. The Patriots safeties coach was happy to see Peppers, who was removed from the Commissioner’s Exempt List earlier in the week, back in the mix.

New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers returned to practice for the first time since October on Tuesday. He also had a short media scrum with reporters in the locker room. As expected, Peppers wa