Jason Pierre-Paul insisted it was nothing personal.
Nothing personal toward Eli Manning, his former Giants teammate, against whom he was in on two sacks Sunday. Nor was it personal toward Giants co-owner John Mara, whom JPP claimed never reached out to him after he was traded to the Buccaneers.
Pierre-Paul, the former Giants defensive lineman of eight years, insisted during the lead-up to Sunday’s game at MetLife Stadium that he had this date circled on his calendar since the day he was traded and that he was planning on “bringing the house down.’’
By day’s end, Pierre-Paul did his part, recording 1.