Jason Pierre-Paul Recalls Fireworks Accident in Sports Illustrated Interview

April 11, 2016   ·   Matt Fitzgerald   ·   Jump to comments

New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul spoke out in an interview Monday with Sports Illustrated about his Fourth of July fireworks accident last offseason. 
Sports Illustrated posted video of Pierre-Paul recalling the career-altering incident:
Pierre-Paul had his right index finger amputated and appeared in eight games in 2015, registering 26 combined tackles and one sack.
The 27-year-old's account of the fireworks accident seemed innocent enough, as he explained that setting off fireworks was an annual Independence Day occurrence. 
To conclude the video, Pierre-Paul implores people to move on from the incident, but it will likely continue to be a part of his narrative regardless of what happens on the football field.
In the second part of the interview with SI's Jason Buckland released Tuesday, Pierre-Paul recalled trying to light a fuse seven times before it finally exploded to the shock of witnesses.
"I remember a big flash,...

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