For the first time since being traded, Jason Pierre-Paul will face the New York Giants, and it’s safe to say he’s looking forward to it.
Pierre-Paul, now a Tampa Bay Buccaneer, admitted he’s had the game circled on his calendar, and seemed to indicate that there’s still some lingering bitterness over how the team he came up with and had so much success with handled his departure.
JPP: "Honestly, I've had this game checked off since I got here. My emotions are running big. I'm coming, man."
— Tom Rock (@TomRock_Newsday) November 14, 2018
Pierre-Paul indicated that he was a little annoyed to get nothing but a phone call when he was traded, and seemed somewhat amused by the Giants’ lack of pass rush in his absence.
JPP: "I gave a hard eight years with the Giants, won a Super Bowl there, and the only thing I got was a phone call? I won't say I was hurt, but it was shocking."
— Tom Rock (@TomRock_Newsday) November 14, 2018
JPP on the Giants' low sack total on defense: "Numbers speak for themselves."
— Tom Rock (@TomRock_Newsday) November 14, 2018
Pierre-Paul was traded in March in a deal that didn’t net them the salary cap savings that they probably would have liked it to. It sounds like they’ll be facing a very motivated player on Sunday.
