Giants trading Jason Pierre-Paul, 4th-rounder to Bucs for picks in 3rd, 4th

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The New York Giants are trading defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul and a 2018 fourth-round pick to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a 2018 third-round pick and a fourth-round pick, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Thursday.

Pierre-Paul, a two-time Pro Bowl selection, had 68 tackles, eight sacks and two forced fumbles for the Giants in 2017 after signing a four-year, $62 million deal last offseason.

It was the first time since 2014 that the 29-year-old defender had played all 16 games in a season, though he played through hand, shoulder and knee injuries last season.

He will join a revamped defensive line in Tampa Bay, which also now includes defensive end Vinny Curry, who signed a three-year deal with the Bucs last week.

Pierre-Paul re-established himself during the 2016 season after a fireworks accident on July 4, 2015, that cost him his right index finger and parts of several others. He had seven sacks in 2016 and was tied for the NFL lead with eight batted passes before a sports hernia surgery ended his season early.

A 2010 first-round pick out of South Florida, Pierre-Paul was a key member of the Giants' Super Bowl XLVI team. He had 58 career sacks with New York.

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