Michigan defensive back/linebacker Jabrill Peppers tested tested positive for a diluted sample at the combine, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported, joining Alabama linebacker Reuben Foster. A diluted sample counts as a positive test for the NFL.
Peppers’ agents at CAA told Schefter that Peppers drank a lot of water because he was sick at the combine, which caused the failed test.
“Peppers went to the combine. He was sick after flying there from San Diego. He has a history of cramping. Peppers was being pumped with fluids, drinking 8-10 bottles of water before he went to bed, because he was the first guy to work out two days for the LBs and DBs. He had to go through that first day, come back on second day, and that was the fear. So Peppers was pounding water and under the weather. He never failed a drug test in his life, nor tested positive before for any substance.”
Peppers played safety, linebacker running back, wildcat quarterback, return man and more at Michigan and has been an enigma in that NFL teams aren't sure of his position. He's considered anywhere from a mid-first round to second round pick.
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