Jason Andrew Pierre-Paul is an American football outside linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. He played college football at South Florida and was drafted by the New York Giants in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft. With the Giants, he made two Pro Bowls and won Super Bowl XLVI over the New England Patriots. He has been called the “Haitian Sensation” by some media outlets for his ability to get after the quarterback and force the ball into the end zone.
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Jason Andrew Pierre-Paul is an American football outside linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. He played college football at South Florida and was drafted by the New York Giants in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft. With the Giants, he made two Pro Bowls and won Super Bowl XLVI over the New England Patriots. He is the first player in NFL history to record a sack, forced fumble, and blocked field goal in the same game. He was born in Deerfield Beach, Florida to Haitian immigrants Jean and Marie, who arrived in the United States in 1983. He lost his right index finger in a fireworks accident at his home four days after signing a new deal with the Giants in July 2015. He has been named a First-team All-Pro by Pro Football Weekly and an All-Big East selection by the Big East. Pierre- Paul has been called the “Haitian Sensation” by some media outlets for his ability to get after the quarterback and force the ball into the end zone.
He also has the nickname “The Haitian Sensation”, after his Haitian immigrant parents who moved to the U.S. from Haiti in the 1980s. He had a serious leg injury while playing basketball, and took up football his junior year. He caught his first career interception and returned it for a touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys on October 28, 2012. On March 3, 2015, the Giants placed the non-exclusive franchise tag on him, which meant that he could negotiate with other teams, and the Giants had the right to match any offer, or receive two first-round picks as compensation. He returned for Week 1 for the game against Dallas and recorded a solitary sack. On November 7, 2015 he sustained a serious hand injury in a firework accident.
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