Jason Pierre-Paul out of neck brace and attending Buccaneers practice for first time since accident

Jason Pierre-Paul is not ready to play football, but the Tampa Bay Buccaneers star pass rusher is back with his team and out of his neck brace.

Pierre-Paul suffered a fractured vertebrata in his neck during a single-car accident in May, and until recently he’s been wearing a heavy neck brace as his body heals.

A couple of days ago, Pierre-Paul shared a video on his Instagram account showing he no longer is wearing the brace.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B1kfH4fgF_6/

Then on Tuesday, Pierre-Paul was at practice sans neck brace.

Cam Brate, Lavonte David, Vita Vea and Mike Edwards, were out of practice.

Jason Pierre-Paul did not practice either, but he was in attendance watching the rest of his teammates, having a conversation here with David. pic.twitter.com/AULtvZUMOa

— PewterReport 🏴‍☠️ (@PewterReport) August 27, 2019

Jenna Laine of ESPN reports the team is still keeping Pierre-Paul on the non-football injury list for now, and that what is next is “to be decided.”

Jason Pierre-Paul was in attendance for Tuesday's practice, the first time he's attended a practice since suffering a neck fracture four months ago. He is out of the neck brace. The team says he is still on the NFI list, however. I'm told what's next is "to be decided."

— JennaLaineESPN (@JennaLaineESPN) August 27, 2019

The most recent reported updates on any timeline for Pierre-Paul indicated he won’t be healthy enough for football until November. At the least, it appears he’s well on his way to a full recovery, even if he won’t play any time soon.