EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Addressing reporters for the first time since the Giants’ training camp opened last week, General Manager Jerry Reese offered support for Jason Pierre-Paul, the defensive end who is absent from camp because of a fireworks accident.
“This is a traumatic situation — it was an accident,” Reese said of the Fourth of July mishap that resulted in the amputation of Pierre-Paul’s right index finger. “Plenty of people have opinions about it. My heart goes out to him. For a young man to have a traumatic event like that in his life is life-changing for him.