TAMPA, Fla. -- Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians said Friday the best-case scenario for star pass-rusher Jason Pierre-Paul would be that he is out five to six months after he fractured his neck in a single-car crash in Broward County last week.
A source confirmed to ESPN that after consulting with multiple doctors, Pierre-Paul will not undergo surgery on his neck at this time, but the team will revisit the injury in four months to see how it is healing.
Doctors do not believe the injury is career-threatening, the source said.
"I think [the evaluation] is still ongoing, and like [general manager] Jason [Licht] said, we've got our fingers crossed and praying for him," Arians said, speaking for the first time since the crash.