EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Former New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul doesn't hesitate. He owns that Fourth of July accident 10 years ago that cost him "2½" fingers -- the same as he does each of his 94.5 career sacks.
He has no choice but to be reminded of it when putting on a dress shirt and reaching for a button -- or when he reminisces about a career he hopes is not over.
"I wouldn't want my kids to go through something I went through. ... I learned from it," Pierre-Paul told ESPN in a phone conversation last week.