Ex-New York Giant Jason Pierre-Paul eyes NFL return
Ex-New York Giant Jason Pierre-Paul eyes NFL return
Former New York Giants first-round pick and two-time Super Bowl Champion, Jason Pierre-Paul, is seeking a return to the NFL in 2025.
JPP, who last played with the Baltimore Ravens in 2023, is looking to sign with a team where he can contribute.
Before last season, Pierre-Paul made a bold proclamation saying whoever signed him would win the Super Bowl.
Of course, JPP never got signed last season and remains hungry for an NFL return, as he told TMZ Sports.
'I still got it. You know, whoever (gives) me that opportunity, they will see. Last year I didn't get a chance to play. You know it was disappointing, but like I said, this is a business," he said. "When people feel like they don't need you, you've got to show them and I'm in the gym 24/7 with my trainer, Mike. I feel good. I feel like the young 24 me; I can't say 21.
"Down to 270 pounds. I've got abs. I haven't had abs since my rookie year. So, that's just the hard work I'm putting in and what I'm striving to get because anybody that gives me the opportunity, I'm ready to go, ready to rock right now and they'll be like, 'yo, why wasn't he playing last year?' And that's what I want them to say."
Following a trade in 2018 that sent Pierre-Paul from the Giants to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for draft compensation, he continued to play at a high level. JPP racked up 33.0 sacks in the four seasons with Tampa Bay and won a second Super Bowl.
JPP then played 14 games for the Baltimore Ravens in 2022 before spending time in 2023 on two practice squads of the New Orleans Saints and Miami Dolphins. He did play one game in 2023.
Pierre-Paul was selected 15th overall by the Giants in the 2010 NFL draft and had a great stint with the team contributing to the Super Bowl XLVI run. Of course, plenty will remember JPP for the fireworks accident in the summer of 2015 in which he severely injured his hand and lost multiple fingers.
Pierre-Paul appears to be in the best shape he has been in years as he continues to stay ready for his shot at his return. With the Giants' depth at the position, it's unlikely they would add the 36-year-old at this stage of his career.
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