EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul is going to have surgery on his fireworks-damaged right middle finger after the season to improve his grip and help his tackling.
In a wide-ranging interview Wednesday, Pierre-Paul believes that he has shown in the seven games since his return in November that is remains one of the NFL's top pass rushers, adding no one on the Giants can do what he does.
The soon-to-be 27-year-old said he accepts blame for the Giants missing the playoffs for a fourth straight season, saying they would have won some close early games had he not been recuperating from his injury.