The New York Giants re-signed defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul to a four-year deal on Friday, and announced that they will sign former New York Jets QB Geno Smith
Pierre-Paul recorded 7.0 sacks, 53 tackles and 3 forced fumbles in 12 games (all starts) played in 2016. He has played in 75 regular-season games with 49 starts and started all 4 postseason games in which he’s played. Career regular-season totals include 319 tackles (234 solo), 42.0 sacks, 8 forced fumbles, 4 fumble recoveries, 2 interceptions (each returned for a touchdown) and 32 passes defensed. In the postseason, JPP has 18 tackles (15 solo) and a half-sack. The 42.0 sacks place Pierre-Paul 8th on the Giants’ career list, 4 sacks behind George Martin.
In college, Pierre-Paul played at 3 colleges - College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, Calif., in 2007, Fort Scott (Kan.) Community College in 2008 and South Florida in 2009. In his 3 stops, Pierre-Paul played in 35 games, recording 161 tackles (119 solo) with 31.0 sacks for minus 180 yards, 56.0 stops for losses totaling 248 yards and 13 pressures…He forced seven fumbles and recovered 3 others, deflected 9 passes and intercepted 2 more for 38 yards in returns. In 2009, he was a 1st-team All-America selection by Pro Football Weekly and consensus All-Big East 1st-team choice. He earned team Rookie of the Year honors. A late arrival to fall camp, Pierre-Paul was originally going to be red-shirted, but the coaches relented and allowed him to play. In 2008, Pierre-Paul earned All-America and All-Jayhawk Football Conference 1st-team honors at Fort Scott Community College.
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