Jason Pierre-Paul is trying to get back on an NFL field.
The former New York Giants star last played in the NFL in 2023, when he suited up in a game for the New Orleans Saints and two games for the Miami Dolphins.
Late Monday, though, Pierre-Paul agreed to a contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to join their practice squad, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.
JPP has also played for the Bucs, having been on the team that won Super Bowl LV.
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On Sunday, Tampa Bay lost edge rusher Haason Reddick to an ankle injury, which may have contributed to this move.
Pierre-Paul was the No. 15 overall pick by the Giants in 2010, and he won a Super Bowl with New York two seasons later.
He has 94.5 career sacks. About a third of those, 33.0, came with the Bucs when he played for Tampa Bay from 2018 through 2021.
The Buccaneers didn't seek to re-sign Pierre-Paul after the 2021 season.
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In 2022, he played for the Baltimore Ravens and had 3.0 sacks.
Then he had that three-game cameo season in 2023, and he hasn't been on an NFL field since.
It's not clear what the 36-year old Pierre-Paul may have left in the tank, but the Bucs are giving him a chance in case he can help them down the stretch. They enter Week 15 tied atop the NFC South with the Panthers, each at 7-6.
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