 | New York Giants' newest addition Jason Pierre-Paul struggles on field with |
The sight of Jason Pierre-Paul hunched over in pain Saturday, or lying on the grass being worked on by trainers, was troubling enough. It seemed worse later when Tom Coughlin said the Giants' first-round pick was "suffering" because his "conditioning" wasn't where it needed to be.
But Pierre-Paul insisted it all looked and sounded worse than it really was. He said the "pinching" he felt in his back is normal for him this time of year, and that it usually goes away in about a week.
"I'm not out of shape," the defensive end from South Florida said. "The fact that I was out there bending down and stuff, it wasn't that I was out of shape. I kept on telling Coach that. I'm not out of shape now. I feel like I'm in great shape. It's just my back was just killing me."
Several times, Pierre-Paul looked slow getting in and out of his stance and pushing off the line of scrimmage. He was often hunched over, seemingly winded, though he insisted he was only in pain. At one point, he was on his knees on the ground as the trainers sprayed him with water and applied a bandage to his lower back.
Coughlin, who has little tolerance for any injuries, seemed pleased that his new, 6-5, 270-pound defensive end fought through the pain and kept practicing.
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