Jason Pierre-Paul will be playing in his first Super Bowl.
But let's just say he won't be in awe of the moment or the quarterback he'll be chasing.
When asked if he might be wide-eyed going up against Tom Brady in the Super Bowl, Pierre-Paul said, "No, not me."
"I just say, a quarterback is a quarterback," the defensive end said of how he views all quarterbacks. "He might have speed, he might be great at throwing the ball and all that but at the end of the day, it is going to start up front with this D-linemen and the offensive line."
Pierre-Paul is ready to get things started. The defensive end is getting antsy to play with the big game over a week away. He says it feels like it has been forever.
"I am ready to play and see who is going to be Super Bowl champions," Pierre-Paul said. "It is going to be a great Super Bowl."
Of course, Pierre-Paul admits, he doesn't know what a great Super Bowl is since he doesn't watch Super Bowls. He did not grow up a football fan. Heck, he didn't even start playing football until late in his high school career.
But he knows this game has the potential to be great like the previous meeting with the Patriots, which the Giants took, 24-20, in New England back in November.
"First time we played them, I didn’t really know too much about [the Patriots' offensive line]," Pierre-Paul said. "But when I look at film now, they are a great offensive line but every offensive line can be beat."
"Everybody likes Brady," he added. "He is a great quarterback. He did many things in this league and he has gone to the Super Bowl [several] times. It is going to be a great Super Bowl."
But let's just say he won't be in awe of the moment or the quarterback he'll be chasing.
When asked if he might be wide-eyed going up against Tom Brady in the Super Bowl, Pierre-Paul said, "No, not me."
"I just say, a quarterback is a quarterback," the defensive end said of how he views all quarterbacks. "He might have speed, he might be great at throwing the ball and all that but at the end of the day, it is going to start up front with this D-linemen and the offensive line."
Pierre-Paul is ready to get things started. The defensive end is getting antsy to play with the big game over a week away. He says it feels like it has been forever.
"I am ready to play and see who is going to be Super Bowl champions," Pierre-Paul said. "It is going to be a great Super Bowl."
Of course, Pierre-Paul admits, he doesn't know what a great Super Bowl is since he doesn't watch Super Bowls. He did not grow up a football fan. Heck, he didn't even start playing football until late in his high school career.
But he knows this game has the potential to be great like the previous meeting with the Patriots, which the Giants took, 24-20, in New England back in November.
"First time we played them, I didn’t really know too much about [the Patriots' offensive line]," Pierre-Paul said. "But when I look at film now, they are a great offensive line but every offensive line can be beat."
"Everybody likes Brady," he added. "He is a great quarterback. He did many things in this league and he has gone to the Super Bowl [several] times. It is going to be a great Super Bowl."
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