The story of Jason Pierre Paul's fireworks accident over the 4th of July weekend took another turn on Wednesday, with a report that Pierre-Paul had to have a finger amputated following the mishap.
Via Adam Schefter of ESPN:
ESPN obtained medical charts that show Giants DE Jason Pierre-Paul had right index finger amputated today. pic.twitter.com/VI5cbS1uCw
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 8, 2015
The Giants defensive end has been checked into in a South Florida hospital since Saturday night when he injured his hand in a aforementioned fireworks accident.
Originally, indications around the team had only suffered burns on three fingers and parts of both hands. However, it appears much more serious than that, with Pierre-Paul's status for the start of the 2015 regular season now completely up in the air.
Pierre-Paul has not yet signed his $14.8 million tender offer for the 2015 season and hoped to reach an agreement on a long-term deal by the July 15 deadline. That is likely out of the question at this juncture.
More on this story as it develops.
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