Jason Pierre-Paul's NFL career didn't end when he lost 2.5 fingers in a fireworks accident.
That was 10 years ago now, and JPP went on to play through the 2023 season, often as a big difference maker as a pass rusher.
Now, after a season away, Pierre-Paul wants to make a comeback. And if he returns, he wants to do it with his first team, the New York Giants.
“I think that’ll be dope,” Pierre-Paul told ESPN's Jordan Raanan. “Tremendous. To go back somewhere where my career started . . . the fans know me and know the type of player that I am. I’ll always be that type of player and just give them everything I got, which I know it’ll be more than enough.”
JPP won two Super Bowls (2011 NYG, 2020 TB). He recorded 94.5 sacks in his career.
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But he knows it could've been more.
“My message to kids is you never know how life is going to go,” Pierre-Paul said. “Don’t put yourself in a predicament that you’re going to regret later.”
Pierre-Paul wants to seek greatness on the gridiron once again.
“You get another chance of it every day,” Pierre-Paul said. “So why not be great at what you got going on?”
It'd certainly be a cool story if Pierre-Paul, now 36 years old, got back on the NFL field again. Maybe the Giants should give him a call.
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