Reports: Giants deal DE Pierre-Paul to Bucs
The New York Giants will send defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for a 2018 third-round pick, according to multiple reports Thursday.
The Giants and Bucs will also swap fourth-round picks as part of the deal.
Pierre-Paul, 29, had 68 tackles, eight sacks and two forced fumbles last season in his first 16-game campaign since losing his right index finger and parts of at least two other fingers in a fireworks accident on July 4, 2015. He had played eight games in 2015 after the incident and 12 games in 2016, missing time after having sports hernia surgery.
Pierre-Paul is from Deerfield Beach, Fla., and attended USF in Tampa.
Pierre-Paul, a two-time Pro Bowler and first-team All-Pro in 2011, has 58 sacks and 13 forced fumbles across his eight-year career with the Giants. He signed a four-year, $62 million deal with New York prior to last season that will pay him $11.25 million in base salary in 2018, with a $12.5 million cap hit.
The 2010 first-round pick will join new additions Vinny Curry and Beau Allen and star defensive tackle Gerald McCoy on the Buccaneers' defensive line.
--Field Level Media
