DE Jason Pierre-Paul
December 26, 2014
Q: What did you learn about yourself this year that maybe you did not know?
A: Just keep hustling, playing football, that is just me, period. There is nothing special about it. I am just a kind of guy that loves to play football game.
Q: In your heart of hearts, do you expect to be here next year?
A: I don’t know. Everybody asks me that question and I really can’t answer that question truthfully. I don’t know what my future holds. Who knows if I am going to be in a Giant uniform, who knows where I am going to be in the offseason. Like I said, now, the numbers are there, I had a great season, and everybody sees it. There really is nothing else to say, just negotiations and it is coming.
Q: Is it an uneasy feeling?
A: It is a good feeling. I got those five years, it’s a good feeling.
RE: Not knowing where you are going to be though.
A: It’s a good feeling, man. At the end of the day, it’s business, it’s business. Everyone knows that, even the fans know that, my family members know it, and I am going to make the best decision to better me and my family.
Q: You said you’d really want to be back with the Giants.
A: Yeah, I‘d love to be a Giant for the rest of my career, but at the end of the day, it doesn’t always fold like that. Look at Justin Tuck, look at Osi Umenyiora, look at Brandon Jacobs, it doesn’t matter.
RE: They were older, much older than you.
A: Yeah, you’re right. I’m hitting 26 at the beginning of the year. Yeah, I am entering my prime, there is much more football to be played, and at a very high intensity for me.
Q: You got through this season healthy, which means there is still upside for you, don’t you think?
A: Yeah, I wasn’t completely healthy, but I made it through. That is a good thing, I made it through a whole season again. Last year wasn’t so great; I had back surgery. Had some injuries, shoulder injuries, but this year my main goal was no matter what injury that occurred to me, I have to go out there and keep fighting, keep fighting, no matter what, get up from it. I am just a tough guy and it all paid off because I played great this season. I’ve got Jonathan Hankins on the side of me, he did a great job, he got seven sacks. It has been a great season.
Q: Is there a part of you that is curious about what you’re worth in the market?
A: I think I am worth a lot of money, what do you think?
RE: I don’t have the…
A: Oh okay, I don’t have the answers.
Q: Would you give the Giants a hometown discount?
A: Like I said, it is going to be a business situation, it’s going to be about my family, and what I want to pursue. At the end of the day, I’m here. Like I said earlier in the season, if I am a Giant, then I will be a Giant for my whole life. I don’t know what is going to happen.
Q: Do you remember the last game against the Eagles?
A: Yeah, we got embarrassed. What was it? 27-0? It was embarrassing, they caught us off guard, it was off guard, unexpected. They went fast paced; we weren’t ready for it at all. We did a great job of preparing for them this weekend, and it is going to be totally different from the first game. I guarantee you that.
Q: Do you owe them one?
A: Yeah, we definitely owe them one. At the end of the day, it is going to be who plays the most physical, who wants it more, and who is going to come out to play.
RE: Going out on a good note with one last game
A: Yeah, this is going to be a good game because it is a division game and everybody has been waiting for this rematch.
That's like being surprised your head hits the back of the seat in a Ferrari.
SUH.
That's like being surprised your head hits the back of the seat in a Ferrari.
could it be that Fewell didnt have them as well prepared as they needed to be? cause you know that never happens with Perry Fewell...
Sounds like someone playing for a contract, as he should, nothing wrong with that, but would he have the same attitude after the contract?
Also go to ESPN.com or NFL.com and research stats of the top DE players...if everything were equal who would you rather have 25 year old JPP or any of the players above except JJ Watt??
The conversation JPP agent will have is the above with the Giants...Mario Williams signed a 100 million contract and my client had double the tackles and does more overall then Mario...and like Strahan he is scratching the surface with his pass rushing...my client works hard as evidence from the RG3 game saving play..,
It's simple quit bull shitttting pay the man!!!!!
If Fewell stays, I would let JPP walk because no one should be subjected to his stupidity. As thin as we are on the DL, and after what the Seahawks and Eagles did to us on the ground, I cannot see them letting JPP walk. We let our two best run defenders bolt and look what it did. Let our best one walk now and see how bad this defense gets.
For those of you saying replace JPP with Suh -- I want to remind you that the Giants have made their living with dominating and disruptive edge rushers - and JPP has the tools to be, and has demonstrated he can be, that kind of player -- while Hankins is doing a more than adequate job at the position Suh plays -- and Suh is going to command a lot more money than JPP
In my opinion the Giants haul out a contract in the 5 years - $60-75 million range for JPP - he's gonna get somewhere between $12-$15 million/year - I'm thinking they guarantee the first two years worth - $24-$30 million - the only question is whether he'll agree to incentives or not -- I do think a player like JPP needs incentives to strive for