As explained last month, we said that Jason Pierre-Paul’s best move would be to hold out until healthy. That’s apparently what he plans to do.
Via Ed Werder of ESPN, nothing changed in the aftermath of the conversation between Pierre-Paul and G.M. Jerry Reese. Pierre-Paul won’t show up until he can pass a physical and play.
The reason for that is simple. If JPP signs the $14.8 million franchise tender before Week One but the Giants place him on the Non-Football Injury list at the start of the regular season, he’ll miss at least six weeks — and the Giants can choose not to pay him.