Tag: Jason Pierre-Paul

Buccaneers OLB Jason Pierre-Paul didn’t know, doesn’t care who Chiefs OT Mike Remmers is

Pierre-Paul intends to play a great game no matter who he lines up against.

The Kansas City Chiefs will be without starting LT Eric Fisher in Super Bowl LV, which means that another player will be asked to step up and take his place. The likeliest scenario is that starting RT Mike Remmers slide over to the left side and replaces Fisher.

Speaking to the media during Super Bowl LV’s Opening Night, Buccaneers OLB Jason Pierre-Paul revealed that he doesn’t know who Remmers is.

“Man, I didn’t even know who that was, I ain’t going to lie to you,” Pierre-Paul told reporters. “This is the tackle that you’re talking about? I mean like I said, I don’t too much care about it. They’ve got to figure that out and I’m going to play some great football.”

Remmers and Pierre-Paul actually faced off a few times in Week 12, when Pierre Paul lined up on the defensive left. It seems unlikely that he truly doesn’t know who Remmers is. Earlier in the conference call, Pierre-Paul explained mentality in regards to the Chiefs’ offensive line heading into the game.

“I don’t care, it don’t matter,” Pierre-Paul said. “This is the freaking Super Bowl. I don’t care if they have three offensive linemen, send two to block me, three to block me. I’m going to do what I need to do. Us boys are going to do what we need to do. That’s a you problem, that’s like— they gotta figure that out. I’m coming to play a football game, not any football game, but Super Bowl 55. I don’t got time to play any games, the only game I’m playing is football. To answer your question, I don’t care about their offensive linemen. I don’t care.”

It makes a bit more sense in this light, Pierre-Paul intends to have a great game regardless of who he faces on the offensive line. Still, you’d think he’d want to prepare for the individual player to have a better sense of how to beat him.

In any event, this should provide some more bulletin board material for Remmers. He has a lot to prove in the Super Bowl after failing to win Super Bowl 50 while playing for the Carolina Panthers.

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Resilient Jason Pierre-Paul headed back to the Super Bowl

Former New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul is headed back to the Super Bowl against all odds.

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What a wild ride it has been for Jason Pierre-Paul, both in life and on the football field.

Nine years removed from from a dominating performance against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI, JPP is now headed back to The Big Game, this time as a teammate of Tom Brady’s with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Pierre-Paul and the Bucs defense hounded Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers on Sunday afternoon, sacking the likely NFL MVP five times. JPP recorded two of those, while Shaquil Barrett was credited with three.

JPP thought an additional half a sack belonged to him.

“He got three?” Pierre-Paul said, via The New York Post. “I thought it was two and a half. I thought I got a half on that sack. I [have] got to look at that, man.”

It was a fun moment for JPP, who has endured a seemingly countless number of injuries — many of which threatened his career.

Those injuries include the loss of several fingers on his right hand as the result of a fireworks accident in 2015. It was such a severe injury that by all account, JPP should not be playing football anymore. Instead, it ended up costing him just eight games that season and has done little to derail his production since.

Then, prior to the 2019 season, Pierre-Paul was involved in a car accident that left him with a fractured neck. Again, JPP’s career was in doubt but this time around, he missed just six games before making a return.

“I keep saying ‘Look where we’re at,’ but look where we’re at,” Pierre-Paul said, via Newsday. “Look where I’m at.”

The 32-year-old is at the point in his career where he’s now played in more games since his fireworks accident than he had played prior to it. He’s approaching two years removed from his broken neck and now he’s headed back to the Super Bowl after a 9.5-sack, 2-interception performance during the regular season.

JPP’s resurgence doesn’t exactly look good for the Giants or general manager Dave Gettleman, who traded him for a third-round pick in 2018 (and a swap of fifth-round picks). It’s clear now that Pierre-Paul had plenty of juice left in the tank and the Giants simply got it wrong.

“Winning a Super Bowl with the Giants and the trade from the Giants, I was probably at the peak of my career, was hard,” Pierre-Paul said. “But at the end of the day, we [have] got a job to do. I think Jason [Licht, Buccaneers general manager] did a great job believing in me and bringing me here to Tampa, and look where we’re at right now. Look where I’m at. It never stopped me. My grind is tremendous. I just keep going. I have a motor that never stops.”

With one more win, JPP will become a two-time Super Bowl champion against literally all odds.

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NFL fines Jason Pierre-Paul for low hit that injured Teddy Bridgewater

The Panthers may have to start a backup at quarterback tomorrow thanks to Jason Pierre-Paul.

The Panthers may have to start a backup at quarterback tomorrow thanks to Jason Pierre-Paul. According to a report by Tom Pelissero at NFL Network, the Buccaneers defensive end has been fined $15,000 by the league for the roughing penalty on Teddy Bridgewater that injured his right knee Week 10.

In the fourth quarter of what became a 46-23 loss for Carolina against Tampa, Pierre-Paul tackled Bridgewater low and from behind to bring him down. Here is a look at the play in question.

That definitely qualifies as a dirty hit – certainly dirty enough to warrant a fine, anyway.

While there is thankfully no structural damage to his knee, Bridgewater was “extremely” limited at practice this week and is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game against the Lions. If he is unable to play, Carolina will start either Will Grier or P.J. Walker. Coach Matt Rhule is calling it a true gametime decision.

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Behind Enemy Lines: Week 8 Q&A with Bucs Wire

With a Week 8 matchup between the New York Giants and Tampa Bay Buccaneers on tap, we go behind enemy lines for a chat with Bucs Wire.

The New York Giants (1-6) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-2) will square off on Monday night in a Week 8 matchup at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

The Giants opened the week as 10.5-point home underdogs, but the spread has only gotten worse with New York now at +12.5.

With this matchup on tap, Giants Wire took the opportunity to hold a Q&A with Bucs Wire managing editor Luke Easterling.

Bucs’ Jason Pierre-Paul out to ‘destroy’ Giants on Monday night

Tampa Bay Buccaneers edge rusher Jason Pierre-Paul says he’s ready to “destroy” his former team, the New York Giants, on Monday night.

It’s been a few years since the New York Giants parted ways with edge rusher Jason Pierre-Paul in a trade with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

On Monday Night, JPP will go up against his former team. Surely the Giants will always have a special place in JPP’s heart but the veteran will be coming with everything he’s got against his former team in Week 8.

This is not JPP’s first game against Big Blue since the trade. The long-time Giants pass-rusher recorded 1.5 sacks his first time back at MetLife Stadium in a Bucs uniform in 2018. He also had a season-high seven tackles in that game.

The reworked Bucs roster is extremely talented, especially on the defensive side of the ball and the Giants will have their hands full with JPP coming at them. If his first game against the Giants since the trade was any indication, the Giants may want to keep a close eye on JPP.

There is always a little extra motivation when players go up against their former team. Clearly, Pierre-Paul didn’t think his best days were behind him and he wants his general manager Dave Gettleman & Co. to know it.

Struggling first-round pick Andrew Thomas will certainly have his hands full on Monday night as he goes up against the two-time Pro Bowler.

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Final Saints-Buccaneers injury report: Mike Evans doubtful for Week 1

The New Orleans Saints will be without Cesar Ruiz and Marcus Davenport in Week 1 against the Buccaneers, who are doubtful to have Mike Evans

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The final injury report of Week 1 was released on Friday, with the New Orleans Saints and Tampa Bay Buccaneers sharing updates on several players managing ailments.

New Orleans will be without both of its most recent first round draft picks: rookie guard/center Cesar Ruiz (ankle) and defensive end Marcus Davenport (elbow) were both ruled out for Week 1. Ruiz hasn’t practiced in two weeks after going down in the middle of a pile, and Davenport has also seen an extended absence. Defensive back P.J. Williams (hamstring), listed as a safety, is questionable to play after first appearing on Thursday’s injury report.

Meanwhile in Tampa Bay: star wide receiver Mike Evans (hamstring) returned to practice on a limited basis, but he’s official listed as doubtful to play on Sunday. Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians has said throughout the week that this will come down to how well Evans is moving in pregame warmups, attributing the injury to an awkward turn in practice rather than a collision. It’s a long season, and he understandably doesn’t want his No. 1 receiver to risk worsening his condition.

The full injury report for Friday:

From the Saints

  • DE Marcus Davenport (elbow): Did not participate, Out
  • G/C Cesar Ruiz (ankle): Did not participate, Out
  • P Blake Gillikin (back): Injured reserve
  • S/CB P.J .Williams (hamstring): Limited, Questionable

From the Buccaneers

  • WR Mike Evans (hamstring): Limited, Doubtful
  • S Andrew Adams (hamstring): Full
  • CB Parnell Motley (hamstring): Full
  • CB Ryan Smith (ankle): Full
  • LB Jason Pierre-Paul (non-injury related): Full
  • DT Ndamukong Suh (non-injury related): Did not participate

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Cesar Ruiz, Marcus Davenport still DNP on updated Saints-Bucs injury report

The New Orleans Saints practiced without Cesar Ruiz and Marcus Davenport, while the Tampa Bay Buccaneers injury report missed Mike Evans.

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The New Orleans Saints and Tampa Bay Buccaneers updated their Week 1 injury reports on Thursday, but not much has changed. Backup Saints punter Blake Gillikin, an undrafted rookie out of Penn State, was designated to the injured reserve list. But the real story surrounds a few big names on both sides of the field.

For the Saints, neither of the team’s last two first-round draft picks were able to practice: defensive end Marcus Davenport continued to miss time with an elbow injury, while rookie guard/center Cesar Ruiz still hasn’t returned to the field since getting rolled up in a pile of players back on Aug. 27. He’s been sidelined with an ankle injury.

Additionally, the Saints listed P.J. Williams on the injury report for the first time with a hamstring injury. He was limited in Thursday’s practice session.

But Tampa Bay isn’t exactly enjoying a clean bill of health, either. All-star wide receiver Mike Evans missed his second practice with his own hamstring injury, which Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians said will make him a game-time decision on Sunday.  The other players previously on their report were upgraded to full participation, but linebacker Jason Pierre-Paul missed practice for a non-injury issue.

Here’s the updated report, with changes marked in bold text:

From the Saints

  • DE Marcus Davenport (elbow): Did not participate
  • G/C Cesar Ruiz (ankle): Did not participate
  • P Blake Gillikin (back): Injured reserve
  • S/CB P.J .Williams (hamstring): Limited

From the Buccaneers

  • WR Mike Evans (hamstring): Did not participate
  • S Andrew Adams (hamstring): Full
  • CB Parnell Motley (hamstring): Full
  • CB Ryan Smith (ankle): Full
  • LB Jason Pierre-Paul (non-injury related): DNP

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Giants select Everson Griffen in 2010 NFL re-draft

In Bleacher Report’s 2010 NFL re-draft, the New York Giants select DE Everson Griffen with Jason Pierre-Paul already off the board.

At the 2010 NFL Draft, the New York Giants were coming off an 8-8 campaign in 2009 and were retooling their roster to make another Super Bowl run, which they did in 2011.

They held the 15th overall selection in the draft and were still trying o find a viable replacement for Michael Strahan, who retired after the Giants’ remarkable upset of the undefeated New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII in 2007.

They chose South Florida defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul, a raw but insanely gifted athlete, with the 15th pick. JPP, as he would come to be known, would make an immediate impact on the Giants’ defense and became an All-Pro in 2011 when he recorded 16.5 sacks.

Along with Justin Tuck, JPP became one of the leaders on the Giant defense that defeated the Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI. He continued to excel for the next several seasons.

Then, in the summer of 2015, things changed. JPP suffered a severe hand injury as the result of a July 4 fireworks accident and lost partial use of his right hand. He played the second half of that season with his had in a club-like bandage and a protective glove. He wasn’t the same player.

The Giants still believed, however. General manager Jerry Reese signed JPP to a four-year, $62 million deal in March of 2017. Most fans a experts panned the move.

When Reese was fired later that year, incoming general manager Dave Gettleman evaluated the situation and decided to trade Pierre-Paul and his huge cap hit. He traded JPP to Tampa Bay for a third round pick and an exchange of fourth rounders.

In his re-draft of the 2010 NFL Draft, Bleacher Report’s Gary Davenport has JPP going off the board to Jacksonville at No. 10 and the Giants taking USC defensive lineman Everyone Griffen at 15. Griffen, incidentally, was taken in Round 4 by Minnesota.

Everson Griffen hasn’t had the monstrous years Jason Pierre-Paul has occasionally produced. He hasn’t been quite as consistent over the past decade as Carlos Dunlap. And at the moment, he’s still looking for work.

But over 10 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, Griffen piled up 74.5 sacks. He’s had three seasons with 10 or more sacks, has made four Pro Bowls (including last year) and sits fourth in franchise history in sacks, trailing just Hall of Famers John Randle and Chris Doleman and Jared Allen

As plan B’s go, it’s a pretty danged good one.

Griffen would have been a nice pick for the Giants, sure, but JPP brought the excitement, intrigue and a Super Bowl to New York.

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Eli Manning headlines ESPN’s NFC East All-Decade Team

Retired New York Giants QB Eli Manning headlined ESPN’s NFC East All-Decade Team, but he wasn’t the only Giants to earn the honor.

On Tuesday, ESPN announced the latest portion of their divisional All-Decade Team, this time focusing on the NFC East which houses the New York Giants, Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins and Philadelphia Eagles.

Unsurprisingly, quarterback Eli Manning was named the Giants’ best player of the decade. He also drew the honor of leading the NFC East All-Decade Team at quarterback over the likes of Tony Romo, Nick Foles and Carson Wentz.

Years with team: 2004-19

Manning played the entire decade and earned a Super Bowl MVP during that time. How many other Giants have that on their résumé? Answer: None. The end of the decade — and Manning’s career — wasn’t pretty, but the first few years of the 2010s were the best of his professional life. Manning’s 8.4 yards per attempt in 2011 were by far the best of his career. So were his 308.3 yards per game. He made three of his four Pro Bowls during this 10-year span and was the unequivocal face of the franchise. A pretty easy selection considering the accomplishments.

Wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. earned an “honorable mention” as the Giants’ best player and also earned a spot on the NFC East All-Decade Team.

Odell Beckham Jr., WR, 2014-2018. His first three seasons were off the charts. He was among the two or three best players in the NFL at his position during that time, and nobody had more touchdown receptions (35). The only problem was that it didn’t last longer, in large part because of injuries and drama.

Other Giants to make the team including defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul, cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and safety Landon Collins. Tom Coughlin also drew an “honorable mention” as the head coach, but that honor ultimately went to Doug Pederson of the Eagles.

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Which Buccaneer gives the best pregame speeches?

See who players on the Buccaneers said was the best at hyping up the team during pregame.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers won’t be lacking for star power when the season rolls around. With guys like Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski and Mike Evans in the locker room, you know there will be plenty of voices to be heard (and that’s just on the offensive side of the ball).

So, who actually gives the best pregame speeches out of all the Buccaneers? Take a look at this video the Bucs tweeted out showing players giving their answers. Even Gronk gets in on the action.

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