A little more than a week after Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul injured his hand in a fireworks accident, which resulted in the amputation of his right index finger, the team let the deadline pass for signing Pierre-Paul to a long-term contract.
Teams that had used the one-year franchise designation for players, as the Giants did with Pierre-Paul in March, had until Wednesday to reach new multiyear deals with the players. For several months, the Giants had hoped to negotiate such a longer pact with Pierre-Paul. The tenor of those talks changed drastically after Pierre-Paul’s injury over the Fourth of July weekend, and after his refusal to see team medical personnel at a Florida hospital.