Let the 4th of July stand as yet another example that downtime is the NFL player's worst enemy. Just ask New York Giant's defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul. Pierre-Paul injured his hand in an Independence Day accident that, by all accounts could have been avoided. Let's hope that Broncos players take note of Pierre-Paul's boneheaded actions and stay out of trouble until training camp starts later this month.
So what did Pierre-Paul do? The details of exactly what led to the accident are unclear. What is known is that Pierre-Paul celebrated the 4th with a van full of fireworks (but is that enough?