BRAINTREE – Jabrill Peppers, New England Patriots safety and team captain, pleaded not guilty Monday to assault and drug charges after he was arrested over the weekend in Braintree, Massachusetts.

QUINCY, Mass. -- A trial date was set Friday for former Cleveland Browns safety Jabrill Peppers, who in October was arrested on charges including assault, strangulation and drug possession.

Former Giants safety Jabrill Peppers appeared in court on Thursday. Peppers, who was arrested in Braintree, Massachusetts, is facing four felony charges, which include “assault and battery ...