Jason Pierre Paul "severely" injured hand in fireworks accident?

[LittleBoyBlue]

Fireworks injury could force Jason Pierre-Paul to miss start of season
Posted by Michael David Smith on July 6, 2015, 6:11 PM EDT

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Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul suffered serious hand injuries while setting off fireworks over Fourth of July weekend, 10 weeks before the season opener. And it’s looking like those injuries might take more than 10 weeks to heal.

According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, there’s concern that Pierre-Paul could miss the start of the regular season. At this point the team is still awaiting more medical information, but his availability for Week One against the Cowboys is in doubt.

If Pierre-Paul’s injury keeps him off the field, the Giants can put him on the non-football injury list and decline to pay him for any games he misses. Pierre-Paul is currently not under contract, and the Giants have placed the $14.8 million franchise tag on him. If he plays the 2015 season under the franchise tag but misses some games because of the fireworks injury, each game he misses will cost him more than $870,000 in lost salary.

Pierre-Paul led the Giants with 12.5 sacks last season and was expected to be their top pass rusher this year as well. He’ll be hard to replace, but it’s looking likely that the Giants will have to replace him, at least at the start of the season.


http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...ce-jason-pierre-paul-to-miss-start-of-season/

Daily News is using words like "mangled"

Sensationalism or did this doofus really blow off part of his hand?

 

[ErikWilliamsHeadSlap]

If he does miss some time, do you guys think he will come back, just as explosive?

 

[erod]

Meanwhile, CJ Wilson of the Bucs did the same thing, but he lost two fingers.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...ilson-lost-two-fingers-in-fireworks-accident/

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

Meanwhile, CJ Wilson of the Bucs did the same thing, but he lost two fingers.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...ilson-lost-two-fingers-in-fireworks-accident/

I'm hearing no one can get to see JPP... Is it that bad? He wants to put some time and space between this?

 

[Szczepanik]

All of this mystery surrounding JPP's injury means some unfortunate news?... but i can't quite put my finger on it.

 

[Lodeus]

Meanwhile, CJ Wilson of the Bucs did the same thing, but he lost two fingers.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...ilson-lost-two-fingers-in-fireworks-accident/

Wow. Not really against fireworks but if your hands and body are getting you paid millions, stay away from them until retirement.

 

[mugsybows]

Schefter reporting right index finger amputated.

 

[erod]

Wow. Index finger gone. That's crazy.

 

[erod]

And Schefter broke HIPPA law by reporting this, right?

 

[BoysfanfromCanada]

Completely differing opinions out there. Some saying "he'll be back sooner than expected" which is weird since no one knows what time he'll be off for, others saying miss the start of the season. Since no one has talked to him, I don't think anyone actually knows and is just guessing one way or the other.

The human in me feels for the guy, even if what he did was dumb, the cowboys fan in me is thinking to Week 1 vs the Giants.

 

[BoysfanfromCanada]

And Schefter broke HIPPA law by reporting this, right?

That's more of an issue that the hospital/doctor allowed that photo be taken than ESPN getting their hands on it. I'm guessing a nurse or someone working at the hospital in that dept took the pic and sold it

 

[big dog cowboy]

Schefter reporting right index finger amputated.

 

[RastaRocket]

That hospital should be sued. Not cool. Social media really pushes the ethics of reporting, it seems there is no limit these days.

 

[JDSmith]

That hospital should be sued. Not cool. Social media really pushes the ethics of reporting, it seems there is no limit these days.

To be honest I'm surprised it took this long and also surprised that no photo of his hand has surfaced. In today's society the fact that he's maintained this much privacy with regards to the injury is unusual.

 

[RastaRocket]

To be honest I'm surprised it took this long and also surprised that no photo of his hand has surfaced. In today's society the fact that he's maintained this much privacy with regards to the injury is unusual.

Leaking a pic of a medical record is new to me. I haven't seen that before.

 

[JDSmith]

Leaking a pic of a medical record is new to me. I haven't seen that before.

But when you think of how many people have smartphones and how quickly someone could snap a pic it's surprising it took this long. And I'm honestly surprised that nobody was recording when the accident happened. People record everything on their phones now.

 

[JDSmith]

You can't post that pic, might want to delete it. Too graphic for the forum.

And I heard about that pic, but didn't know if anyone confirmed it was really him.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

Meanwhile, CJ Wilson of the Bucs did the same thing, but he lost two fingers.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...ilson-lost-two-fingers-in-fireworks-accident/

I actually feel bad for CJ. JPP loses one finger and there multiple theads with multiple pages of post. CJ loses two fingers and he has like one thread with 10 posts. Injustice!

 

[RastaRocket]

He only lost one finger?

 

[erod]

Holy...........

That picture.