Jason Pierre-Paul suffered a serious injury in a car accident he was involved in last week, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end is at risk of missing the entire 2019 season as a result.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that Pierre-Paul sustained a fractured neck in a single-car crash in South Florida, and he is set to visit with specialists this week to determine if he will be able to play at all in 2019.
Tampa DE Jason Pierre Paul suffered a potential season-ending fractured neck injury in a single-car accident last week in south Florida, league sources tell ESPN. Pierre-Paul will visit neck specialists this week to get their opinions to see if there’s hope to save this season.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) May 7, 2019
Schefter adds that the early feeling is Pierre-Paul will need to undergo surgery.
While Buccaneers' DE Jason Pierre-Paul will be visiting this week with neck specialists, the belief is that he likley will need surgery for his fractured neck, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) May 7, 2019
The details of the accident are unclear, but it is obviously shocking that yet another off-field incident may alter Pierre-Paul’s career. The former New York Giants infamously lost a portion of his hand in a gruesome fireworks accident several years ago, and he had to wear a club on his hand and change the way he played because of it.
Pierre-Paul made a huge impact on the Buccaneers’ defense last season, recording 12.5 sacks in 16 games. Losing him for the year — or even a large portion of it — would be a major blow.
