Jason Pierre-Paul compared playing with his injured hand to returning from back surgery in 2013, and surprisingly enough, he feels this one is easier.
"Yeah, I'm missing an index finger," he said, "but my back was worse."
Similarities between the two do exist, though.
"Anytime you have an injury you're going to be iffy about stuff," he said. "I find myself being iffy about stuff. Just like my back surgery, I was scared to turn the corner and at some point in that season I turned the corner."
He finished that season with just two sacks before going on IR with a shoulder injury for the final five games.