Severity Of Jason Pierre-Paul’s Fireworks Injuries Unclear To Giants – CTnow

And one of those things would be not blowing up your hand with fireworks, a la New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul. ESPN reports that JPP did suffer serious burns to the palm of his hand and the tips of three fingers, and that one finger may have been so badly burned he suffered nerve damage.

Pierre-Paul does not have a contract offer for next season and has yet to sign his $14.8-million franchise tender offer. Also, if Pierre-Paul is able to make a reasonable recovery, you have to find a compromise between being supportive but not being ripped off by one of the better sack artists in the National Football League. Chris Mortensen at ESPN reports that the injury “may not be game or season threatening either”, but that doesn’t mean the Giants will just go along like everything is fine.

A Giants spokesman declined to give any details on Pierre-Paul’s situation, except to say “Our first concern is for JPP’s well-being”. Pierre-Paul posted an Instagram video in front of the van prior to Saturday’s incident.

The Fourth of July weekend almost turned tragic for Jason Pierre-Paul.

The Giants are returning to the scheme that helped them end the New England Patriots bid for an undefeated season in 2008 under Steve Spagnuolo, who is back as defensive coordinator. Watt and Ndamukong Suh get over $100 million the last two seasons.

The timing of the incident will be heavily diagramed as Pierre-Paul and his agent have been lobbying for a longterm deal.

Giants punter Steve Weatherford tweeted a photograph of his teammate Sunday, along with the words ‘Please keep my brother and #NYG leader, Jason Pierre-Paul in your prayers… Rapoport indicated he was “not planning” on accepting the contract offer before the July 15 deadline for franchise players to sign an extension.