Nearly a month after Jason Pierre-Paul lost his index finger in a fireworks accident, relations between the defensive end and the New York Giants may be starting to thaw. “This is a traumatic situation”. It was an accident. My heart goes out to him. For a young man to have a traumatic event like that in his life – it’s life changing for him – and I hope and pray for the best for him. So sooner or later, he and the Giants should have a dialog a few settlement that ensures him a sure prorated portion of that $14.81 million based mostly on what number of video games he they usually anticipate him to have the ability to play.
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“It’s hard to believe that he couldn’t get here and take care of a lot of issues, rather than what they are doing”, Coughlin said, adding he is concerned about the player and anxious to know what he is dealing with.
That’s tough for a defense that struggled last season, finishing 29th in the league overall and 30th against the run. A first-round pick in 2010, he helped the Giants win the Super Bowl the next season with 16 1/2 sacks.
One teammate, Pierre-Paul’s fellow defensive end Damontre Moore said that playing with a hand in a club was possible and that he had done it before.
Pierre-Paul has not signed his contract tender and the Giants have taken the long-term deal off the table for now. Each would nonetheless should estimate each how lengthy his hand nonetheless must heal and the way for much longer after that he would wish to rehab to the objective the place he can play.
This is a 2014 photo of Jason Pierre-Paul of the New York Giants…
General manager Jerry Reese confirmed Monday morning during an interview on the team’s radio partner, WFAN, that he spoke to Pierre-Paul on Sunday. “I’ll just leave it at that”.
“Obviously nobody gets more opportunities to rush the passer than defensive ends, but there is definitely times where we are going to pressure with our linebackers”, said Kennard.
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“No, it didn’t rub me the wrong way”, Reese said.
