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Jason Pierre-Paul suing ESPN and Adam Schefter

New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul is suing ESPN and NFL Insider Adam Schefter for leaking his medical records following his fireworks accident last July.

Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul is flagging ESPN and its reporter Adam Schefter for posting his private medical records online to millions of readers.

Pierre-Paul, 27, sued ESPN and Schefter in a Florida court Wednesday citing a violation of his privacy.

The lawsuit says that Schefter “improperly obtained” Pierre-Paul’s medical chart showing the defensive end had his right index finger amputated and posting the record on Twitter to nearly 4 million followers.