Patriots safety: Jabrill Peppers was arrested Saturday in Massachusetts on assault and drug charges, police announced Monday morning.

An argument between two people led to an arrest. The charges against Peppers include strangulation.

Braintree police believe the drug found at the scene was cocaine.

Peppers was downgraded from questionable due to a knee injury to out on the Patriots’ injury report on Saturday following the incident.

“He called me that morning. I knew what was going on. “We have informed the NFL of what was going on and are still gathering information,” Patriots coach Jerod Mayo said on WEEI Monday morning, according to MassLive.com.

Mayo was asked during the radio interview if the team had any plans to release the veteran.

“Yeah, I mean, I don’t think anyone knows the facts or anything. It’s a process,” said Mayo, who is in his first year as head coach after replacing Bill Belichick.

Peppers, 29, is in his third year with New England and was named captain this offseason.

“We are aware of the incident involving Jabrill Peppers over the weekend, which police are currently investigating. We will have no further comment at this time,” a Patriots spokesperson told MassLive.

Peppers, a New Jersey native, played with the Giants from 2019-21 after being acquired from the Browns as part of the Odell Beckham trade.

Peppers left the Giants after three seasons and suffered a torn ACL in his final season.

Peppers signed with the Patriots after the 2021 season.

The former Michigan star had two solid seasons in New England before signing a three-year, $30 million contract this offseason.

More information on this developing story to follow