It’s hard for anyone to make it 11 seasons in the NFL. For Jason Pierre-Paul, it’s almost miraculous.
Pierre-Paul had two major injuries, and each probably should have ended his career. Most NFL fans know about the fireworks accident in 2015 that led to him losing part of his right hand. Then in 2019, he had a car accident that broke his neck.
“I was just hoping he was going to be able to walk,” Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians said. “Football was the furthest thing from my mind.”
Every player on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs had their challenges on the road to Super Bowl LV.