“Rougher Than Anybody On The Team”
August 7th, 2021
JPP opens up
It’s very rare to hear a player compare his injury woes to those of teammates.
But that’s what came from the mouth of Jason Pierre-Paul yesterday.
JPP wants fans to know how much he suffered last season playing through a bad knee — and how much better he should be in 2021.
“I had a knee procedure over this summer actually. Yeah, it’s good. I’m out there being like it ain’t nothing,” JPP said. “What I had to do last year to get to the Super Bowl was rough, rougher than anybody on the team. You know what I mean? But I made it through last year but I can’t even imagine what I’m going to do this year because I know I’m fully healthy.”
With four forced fumbles, six passes defensed and two picks during last year’s regular season, in addition to his 9 1/2 sacks, how much can JPP improve? Joe can’t wait to find out.
It should help that JPP is in a contract year and very, very hungry for respect.
August 7th, 2021 at 4:45 pm
What a great time to be a buc fan!
August 7th, 2021 at 4:52 pm
Jason Licht keeping JPP after breaking his neck in the single car accident was a risk that paid off HUGE
August 7th, 2021 at 4:55 pm
Wow. The gift that keeps on giving.
August 7th, 2021 at 4:59 pm
JPP has 89 sacks. You KNOW he’s trying to get to 100 & another ring so he has a chance to be a HOF’er
August 7th, 2021 at 5:27 pm
100 sacks and 3 rings should be a lock for the HOF
August 7th, 2021 at 5:32 pm
Rougher than OJ?
August 7th, 2021 at 5:37 pm
As a very wise man said “we are a collection of choices”…
August 7th, 2021 at 7:22 pm
JPP’s competitiveness and and mindset might be as strong or stronger than his all-world athletic ability?
Please resign this guy after he kicks ass, has a dozen sacks, and another big playoff campaign on our way to repeating and putting Patty Mahomes in a touchdown free timeout.
August 7th, 2021 at 7:35 pm
JPP, Suh, Vea, Lavonte, Shaq and White. Give me six guys with more fire and guts than these six. If they are all healthy, the DBs are probably going to average 2 picks a game because opposing QBs are going to have to throw 35-40 times a game.
I think JPP is already HOF because 2 SBs with two different teams and the return after the catastrophic hand injury and broken neck with significant impact is HOF material.
August 7th, 2021 at 8:31 pm
Everything seems so great this year it makes my eyes water with anticipation.
August 7th, 2021 at 9:03 pm
To me this higlights a big difference in mindset between this defense and the defenses led by Gerald McCoy.
Yeah, JPP played through injury. And you never heard a peep about it during the season. Whenever McCoy got hurt it was always a big headline. The guy was constantly praised for playing through injuries…….As it turns out its not all that special. Difference is most guys dont make a spectacle of it.
August 7th, 2021 at 9:06 pm
JPP is my Favorite Buc on defense.
Trading for him, was the beginning of turning this terrible franchise around.
He has proven himself to be both tough and tenacious.
The relentless QB hunter.
Love the way he plays hard every play. I hope he makes it to the Hall of Fame
August 7th, 2021 at 9:07 pm
That’s what I keep saying… A healthy JPP and an extremely motivated Shaq… I asked back 25 sacks between the 2 of them.
I hope rookie Joe learns everything he can from them because he is going to be needed since he is the depth (along with Nelson)
August 7th, 2021 at 11:19 pm
Vea is the X factor on defense. Keep him healthy and everything will fall into place.
August 8th, 2021 at 6:35 am
Pinch me…a “bucs life” couldn’t get any better! Knock on wood, everything seems to be rolling along, and avoiding the devastating injuries, so far. By a wide margin, the best team in the NFL at august 8, 2021.
August 8th, 2021 at 7:17 am
@Marine Buc, I like that: “we are a collection of choices”
August 8th, 2021 at 9:38 am
Bucs are playing the Giants on MNF this year, JPP has been waiting for this day for quite some time
August 8th, 2021 at 10:14 am
JPP has now played the Giants twice. He hasn’t waited that long.
August 8th, 2021 at 11:53 am
I’m fairly confident that he would like to play them every week were it possible
August 8th, 2021 at 5:38 pm
Jack burden- Had OJ played though his injury what you said would make sense.