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Bucs coach: In best case, JPP out 5-6 months

TAMPA, Fla. -- A determination has not been made as to whether Tampa Bay Buccaneers star pass-rusher Jason Pierre-Paul will need neck surgery, but coach Bruce Arians says the best-case scenario would be that the defensive end is out five to six months.

"I think [the evaluation] is still ongoing, and like [GM] Jason [Licht] said, we've got our fingers crossed and praying for him," Arians said, speaking for the first time since Pierre-Paul was involved in single-car crash in Broward County last week.

Sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter that Pierre-Paul suffered a fractured neck, which could force him to miss the season.