TAMPA, Fla. -- It took nine years in the NFL and a devastating fireworks accident that nearly ended his career for Jason Pierre-Paul to get up and bare his soul in front of his teammates. Not the ones in New York, who, three years ago, waited helplessly to learn the fate of their star defensive end. But his new ones with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
"Never take anything for granted," he told them, recounting the day he lost his right index finger and severely damaged others, jeopardizing not only his career, but his life.