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THIS STORY IS only getting worse.
After previous reports that a 4 July fireworks incident led to burns on the hands of New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul, it now appears that he may have had a finger amputated.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter is reporting that Pierre-Paul had his right index finger amputated.
He even has the medical records to prove it.
Some, like NFL.com reporter Ian Rapoport, think the amputation could be linked to speeding up Pierre-Paul’s recovery time.
Schefter echoed that sentiment, as a medical source told him that Pierre-Paul will play “sooner than people think.”
All of this seems to be without the knowledge of the New York Giants, who are still relatively in the dark on Pierre-Paul’s status.
According to Schefter, Giants representatives traveled to Florida in an attempt to visit Pierre-Paul in the hospital, but left Wednesday afternoon without ever actually seeing him:
According to Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk, Pierre-Paul refused to see team trainer Ronnie Barnes and ex-player/current Giants special assistant Jessie Armstead.
The situation has an extra wrinkle due to ongoing contract negotiations between the Giants and Pierre-Paul.
Pierre-Paul entered this past offseason as a restricted free agent. The Giants initially placed the franchise tag on him in an attempt to give them more time to come to terms on a long-term contract.
However, Pierre-Paul never signed the one-year $14.8 million franchise tender — which means he’s not currently under contract with the them, and isn’t obligated to meet with them about the accident.
Since the Giants don’t know the specifics of Pierre-Paul’s injuries, they’ve reportedly pulled their $60 million offer.
Though Pierre-Paul was going to turn down the offer, this could affect him in the long-run. As FanSided’s Matt Verderame notes, Pierre-Paul wanted big money after seeing players like J.J. Watt and Ndamukong Suh get over $100 million the last two seasons. Pierre-Paul, however, has not been as consistent as Watt or Suh, and now has even further injury concerns.
Spotrac recently estimated Pierre-Paul’s worth around $69 million — still well short of that $100 million figure:
With Pierre-Paul likely to play on the franchise tag now, he’s forced into a one-year bet on himself. Not only has he lost long-term security, he now has to prove that there aren’t any lingering injury concerns and outplay that $60 million offer.
If he doesn’t have a great season, he could regret turning down $60 million.
