“I was a basketball player. And my mother even wanted me to quit because I hurt my leg. But I didn't know anything about football - from Pee-Wee on up, my friends would play, and I would never go with them.”

American professional football linebacker, born 1989

Jason Andrew Pierre-Paul is an American professional football linebacker. Born in 1989, he played college football for the South Florida Bulls and entered the NFL as a first-round pick of the Giants in 2010. He built his reputation as a pass rusher with the Giants, where he earned two Pro Bowl selections, first-team All-Pro honors, and a Super Bowl XLVI title. He later played for the Buccaneers, made a third Pro Bowl, and won Super Bowl LV.