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The uniform number has been revealed for new Pittsburgh Steelers safety Jabrill Peppers.
Peppers, who officially signed with the team on Wednesday, will wear No. 40 this season with the Steelers.
Peppers had previously worn No. 22 with the Cleveland Browns, 21 with the New York Giants, and 3 and 5 with the New England Patriots. Those numbers were all occupied with the Steelers, by Juan Thornhill, Chuck Clark, Corliss Waitman and Jalen Ramsey, respectively.
The last Steelers player to wear No. 40 was cornerback Kam Alexander this preseason. Linebacker Devin Harper wore it earlier this offseason and as a member of the practice squad in 2024. The last Pittsburgh player to wear it in a regular season game was linebacker Blake Martinez in 2023.
According to the team’s media guide, 21 previous players have worn No. 40 in Pittsburgh history.
Tight end Preston Carpenter wore No. 40 from 1960-63, playing in 52 games and making 49 starts. A journeyman that also played with the Cleveland Browns, Washington Redskins and Miami Dolphins over a 12-year career, Carpenter earned his only career Pro Bowl honor with the Steelers in 1962, when he caught 36 passes for 492 yards and four touchdowns. He also returned seven punts for 109 yards and one kickoff for 29 yards.
Safety Myron Bell wore No. 40 from 1994-2001, the longest-tenure member of the Black and Gold to don the digits. A fifth-round pick out of Michigan State in 1994, Bell forced three fumbles in his first NFL game and became a part-time starter and a regular member of the defensive rotation in his second season. He played in four AFC Championship Games and Super Bowl XXX with the team. Bell signed with the Cincinnati Bengals as a free agent in 1998, but returned to Pittsburgh for the 2000 and 2001 seasons.
Linebackers Jamir Jones, Tegray Scales and Marshall McFadden and running backs Kerrith Whyte, Tony Brooks-James and Josh Harris are other recent players to wear No. 40 for the team.
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