The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are in a fierce battle for first place in the NFC South. In an effort to help fortify their defense, the Buccaneers have signed veteran Jason Pierre-Paul .

The pass rusher is returning to Tampa Bay with a strong legacy put in place. However, Pierre-Paul wasn't ready to hang the cleats up on his NFL career just yet, via Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times.

“The opportunity presented itself, and I'm here. I feel good, familiar city I know. Went to school in Tampa, won a Super Bowl in Tampa. Did great things in Tampa,” Pierre-Paul said. “I'm happy to say I'm here now.”

“Not once in my head did I have, ‘I'm not going to play football again.' If I didn't play this year, I was going to try next year,” he continued. “It's a business thing. You get to a certain age

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