Post by Admin on Jul 9, 2015 9:51:07 GMT -4
Jason Pierre-Paul, the Giants’ two-time Pro Bowl defensive end, had his right index finger amputated on Wednesday at a South Florida hospital, according to a person in football with knowledge of the procedure.
The amputation took place four days after Pierre-Paul injured both hands during a Fourth of July fireworks accident.
Giants officials, including the trainer Ronnie Barnes, flew to Miami to visit Pierre-Paul at Jackson Memorial Hospital, but they were spurned in their attempts to see him. They got no farther than the waiting room, a team official said, and returned home on Wednesday shortly before ESPN’s Adam Schefter first disclosed that an operation had taken place. He displayed medical records on his Twitter account.
Even after the ESPN report, a Giants official maintained that the team still did not know that an operation had taken place, adding that the visit was prompted by the team’s concern for Pierre-Paul’s health amid contentious negotiations for a long-term contract extension.
The person with knowledge of the operation said he thought Pierre-Paul would be able to play this season, but the person gave no timetable on when Pierre-Paul might next appear on the practice field.
There is precedent for an N.F.L. player being able to compete successfully after a major injury to a finger. The San Francisco 49ers’ Ronnie Lott, whose left pinkie was severely damaged when he made a tackle, chose to have the tip of the finger amputated so he could return for the 1986 season. Lott, a Hall of Fame safety, led the league with 10 interceptions that season, the most in his career.
Still, there was no assurance that Pierre-Paul would be able to recover.
Pierre-Paul, a six-year veteran, is not technically a member of the Giants’ roster because the team designated him as a franchise player. He had not signed his one-year tender for $14.18 million because he hoped to reach a long-term agreement with the team by next Wednesday’s deadline.
A person close to the negotiations said the Giants did not have a long-term proposal for Pierre-Paul. He stayed away from mandatory minicamp in mid-June to try to spur talks.
Because Pierre-Paul sustained a nonfootball injury, the Giants will not be obligated by the tender if it is determined that he is physically unable to perform.
Pierre-Paul led the Giants with 12 ½ sacks last season, including nine in the last five games, and was viewed as a mainstay in a unit being overhauled by Steve Spagnuolo, in his second stint as defensive coordinator.
As a defensive end, Pierre-Paul needs all of the strength and grip he can muster, whether he is battling opposing linemen or latching onto elusive ball carriers.
It would be a severe blow to the Giants if they must do without Pierre-Paul for an extended period. He was one of the few bright spots on a unit that ranked 29th in the N.F.L. last season, prompting the dismissal of Perry Fewell as coordinator.
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I remember as a young girl growing up that my friend was playing with a Cherry Bomb that was what it was called and while she was playing with it she set it off and blow off her hand blood was everywhere I cried and she was crying. We were only about 10 years old I told her I said Peggy you better not play with that thing but she didn't listen she had a match and the next thing we knew all hell broke out on that day it was sad I never forgot it.
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