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Jason Pierre-Paul to Turn Negative to Positive

By Carl Cockerham

Dec 20, 2015; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul (90) reacts after blocking a pass by Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (not pictured) during the fourth quarter at MetLife Stadium. The Panthers defeated the Giants 38-35. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 20, 2015; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul (90) reacts after blocking a pass by Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (not pictured) during the fourth quarter at MetLife Stadium. The Panthers defeated the Giants 38-35. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /
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New York Giant defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul had himself a horrendous 2015. It all started on the fourth of July when he accidentally blew off large portions of his finger while lighting fireworks. Pierre-Paul hadn’t yet signed his franchise tag for $14.8 million that year.

So he would end up signing a one-year deal for a much smaller number and didn’t make it onto the field until November. When he returned, he played just well enough under the circumstances to get another one-year deal. So he’ll get a chance to turn a big negative into a positive this year.

If he plays up to the leve he played at before the accident, he’ll get the big money he was looking for all along. Pierre-Paul is trying to turn his negative into a positive in another way too. He looking to make his mistake a lesson for others for this Independence Day.

He made a PSA with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, which aired Thursday.

He said “In a split second it blew off my whole hand. “All I could do was think about my son and was I going to make it. Now, I’m truly blessed to be alive.

“Now, when I look at fireworks, I think about safety.”

According to ABC News, in the months surrounding the Fourth of July holiday, about 230 people go to the emergency room every day with fireworks-related injuries, according to figures from the CPSC.

If the view of Pierre Paul’s mangled hand saves one person from making that big mistake, he has turned that negative into a positive.  We’ll find out about the rest a couple of months from now.!

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