A Giants spokesman said the club had no comment on the ESPN report, and Pierre-Paul’s agent did not respond to Newsday’s attempts to contact him.
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Earlier Wednesday, Giants officials left Miami without seeing Pierre-Paul, according to a league source. (This is likely agentspeak.) Fractures in Pierre-Paul’s hand are expected to take longer to heal than the amputated finger.
Three days after one of their most important players badly injured himself playing with fireworks, the Giants had officials from the organization in South Florida on Tuesday to check on the condition of Jason Pierre-Paul.
Like Pierre-Paul, the young player had to endure pain and agony in suffering the loss of two fingers to amputation.
Pierre-Paul had a $60 million deal yanked off the table by the New York Giants after the accident, but it appears he will be back in action sooner than we all thought. The deadline for franchised players to agree to long-term contracts is July 15. The medical records detailed what was happening to the finger – which was hurt in a fireworks incident on July 4 – and even included the exact time of the procedure.
ESPN.com has reported that doctors have said the injury shouldn’t be career threatening and he should be able to play this season, but this isn’t the case for Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback C.J. Although Coral Springs police will not pursue an investigation, Pierre-Paul still could face legal trouble from another jurisdiction in Florida, where fireworks other than “sparkler-type” fireworks are illegal without a permit.
The National Football League now has two years remaining on its deal with Wembley Stadium, the 90,000-seat north London venue where 11 regular-season games have been played since 2007. He finished the season with 12.5 sacks a year ago but he only had 3.5 through week 11.
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One must question what these individuals were thinking but can only hope they think before they react in the future and can make speedy recoveries to continue their careers and help their respective teams.
