TAMPA, Fla. --- Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans gave defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul a standing ovation Sunday in the second quarter against the San Francisco 49ers. He had just recorded his 10.5th sack of the season, marking his first double-digit sack total since a fireworks accident nearly ended his career in 2015.
"That kid's got f---ing heart," said Simeon Rice, the last Bucs player to record double-digit sacks in 2005, who had 122.0 in his career. "Look at what he's been through. It's bigger than football. It's who he is in his core.