Tampa Bay Buccaneers edge rusher Jason Pierre-Paul is OK after being involved in a single-car accident early Thursday, the team confirmed.
Pierre-Paul and a passenger were in his SUV when it crashed in Broward County, Florida, around 5 a.m.
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Bucs general manager Jason Licht said in a statement that the 30-year-old Paul was evaluated and released at a local hospital.
"We have been informed that Jason was involved in a one-car accident early this morning in south Florida in which he was not cited,'' Licht said. “We know that he was evaluated at a local hospital and has since been released. Our immediate concern is for the safety and well-being of Jason and his passenger.
"We have been in contact with Jason and will be getting him further evaluated by our medical staff in the near future.”
Pierre-Paul had 12.5 sacks in his first season with the Bucs last year after coming over in the offseason in a trade with the Giants. He also had 16 tackles for loss and 20 quarterback hits, the most he's had in a season since 2014, before he suffered a serious hand injury in a fireworks accident July 4, 2015.