Jabrill Peppers amusingly misunderstood Cleveland Browns trade for Odell Beckham

Peppers didn’t know he was part of the Cleveland Browns OBJ trade at first

For more than a year, there were rumors that the Cleveland Browns and New York Giants were going to work on a trade that would send Odell Beckham, Jr. to Cleveland. And when it finally happened, there was a lot of excitement from the Dawg Pound.

That excitement was shared by many of the players in Cleveland, including safety Jabrill Peppers. The only problem was, Peppers soon found out later that he was part of the trade.

With his former team coming to MetLife Stadium for a Sunday Night Football showdown in Week 15, Peppers opened up about the trade and how he didn’t realize at first that he was leaving.

"“I was at home,” Peppers told reporters after practice Friday via Matt Lombardo of GMen HQ. “I was on Twitter and I saw it. I was actually excited about the trade. I’m thinking ‘We just got Odell.’ Then I keep looking and I’m like ‘Oh s—t, I’m not here anymore.’ Then (John) Dorsey called me like 15 minutes after that. I had already saw the news. I actually spoke to (Dave) Gettleman before I spoke to Dorsey. It is what it is. That’s the nature of this league.”"

It’s unfortunate that players can often hear about the news of their own trade the same way we do — via social media. But in the world of instant communication we live in, it’s starting to become the norm.

The good news for Peppers is that he does appear to be happy in New York. A New Jersey native, Peppers is playing closer to home now and he even added that the Giants allow him to play to his strengths, something that wasn’t the case in Cleveland under Gregg Williams.

While with the Browns, Williams (who was the defensive coordinator at the time) often had Peppers lined up 30-plus yards deep. The jokes were in full force as many felt he would be better off just hanging out in Lake Erie during the games.

Now in New York, he’s able to play closer to the line of scrimmage and use his instincts as a former linebacker rather than in a deep safety role that he was never suited for.