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| Whether or not to remove the digit was a personal and life decision. Pierre-Paul elected to make it on his own, after consulting with doctors at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, his family and close inner-circle. The Giants were not involved. They didn't even know about the amputation until they saw the report surface along with a picture of his medical chart. Their efforts to help had been rebuffed, with vice president of medical services and head athletic trainer Ronnie Barnes and special assistant Jessie Armstead turned away at the hospital door. Apparently it was nothing personal. "It has nothing to do against the Giants," a person close to Pierre-Paul told NJ Advance Media. "He's handling his business." ... "He doesn't have an employer," the person said. "He played out his contract." |
I get that he isn't under contract but he is TAGGED so he isn't really "free" either.
He wanted to take care of business with fireworks and obviously didn't know what he was doing. Now he disses the Giants? And it is a diss. No other way to see this since the Giants showed up at the hospital.
Maybe we'll know more tomorrow about how long he'll likely be out. I just wonder whether we should pull the plug and use the monies to sign folks who finish camp healthy and looking good:
Eli, Prince, TE Robinson, WR Randle, DT Ellis (1 year), DE Ayers (1 year), etc. I mean, I know it is a "dream" move but if we eliminated five or six potential free agents with the $15 million I'd be ecstatic.
This is nonsense. What's true is that the Giants hold his rights under the CBA for the upcoming season. He does have an employer and one with 14.8 million reasons to be involved.
Amazing, isn't it?
Can only imagine who is speaking in his ear. Great advice. Half a hand, no contract and playing hardball with the organization which owns your rights. Brilliant
This is assuming he can even act for himself. Feels like we should remind ourselves he's stuck to an ER bed and is probably loaded on pain killers after having an explosive device mangle his hand Nobody has even reported on whether he's making the decisions here.
The flip side to that coin is that I also respect the Giants' right to pull the tender and move on from this complete debacle. They need to stop treating JPP as a prized asset under their control. You could own Secretariat in 1973...he isn't going to have the same value if you blow up his hoof.
JPP is no longer the Giants' best player, nor can he be treated as a prized asset of great value. He is a problem now. This can not be overstated.
I can't believe the Giants are entertaining keeping him this year.
This tough guy act of yours just makes you look silly. NFI JPP and they don't have to pay him. His value is not zero. You do no throw away assets for nothing. Even small assets have a value. Respect that value, or watch your franchise become the Knicks....
This is exactly what I thought. It's actually quite passive aggressive and immature.
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