FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The NFL has placed New England Patriots starting safety Jabrill Peppers on the commissioner’s exempt list, the league announced Wednesday.

Peppers will not be allowed to practice or attend games while on the list.

Peppers pleaded not guilty Monday after he was arrested Saturday on charges including strangulation and drug possession, police in Braintree, Massachusetts, said.

“I just want to be clear: any form of domestic violence is unacceptable to us as a team, whether you are a player or a staff member. We are wholeheartedly against any form of domestic violence. I know the position of the organization, that I fully support it,” coach Jerod Mayo said Wednesday.

“That said, I think Jabrill should continue to go through due process. We’ll see how that plays out. The league has placed him on the exempt list, and that will give us time to gather more information.” Right now he’s not in the building and we’ll talk about that later. As a father of three daughters, I absolutely understand the seriousness of the allegations and hopefully they are not true.”

Peppers, who turned 29 on Oct. 4, is a team captain and is in his eighth NFL season. This is his third season with the Patriots.

Police announced Peppers’ arrest on Monday and said they responded to a disturbance at a residential address early Saturday morning when a caller reported there was an altercation between two people.

Peppers was charged with “assault and battery, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, strangulation and possession of a Class B substance believed to be cocaine.”

According to Braintree police, the woman alleged Peppers hit her, choked her “at least six times,” took off her clothing and put her outside. Police also said Peppers pushed the woman to the ground, pushed her head against a wall and put his hands around her neck to strangle her.

Peppers answered the door shirtless, nodded his head and told police, “I know what’s going on,” the documents said. He was arrested without incident.

The police report also said officers seized a “clear bag containing white powder,” which later tested positive for cocaine.

According to police, the woman was treated at home for injuries to her face and knees.

The woman told police that she and Peppers had been dating “on and off” for about three years.

Peppers pleaded not guilty Monday morning during his arraignment in Quincy, Massachusetts, court. He posted $2,500 bail and was ordered to stay away from the woman.

Peppers’ attorney, Marc Brofsky, told the court that the evidence in the case “casts real doubt on the allegations, including the videotaped evidence.” He said Peppers agreed not to have contact with the woman.

The next hearing is scheduled for November 22, but Peppers was allowed to opt out.

The Patriots’ next game is Sunday at home against the Houston Texans.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.