(Update: Coral Springs police say after talking to Jason Pierre-Paul and determining the incident occurred outside their jurisdiction, there will be no charges.)

The Coral Springs (Fla.) Police Department has launched an investigation into the fireworks accident that injured Jason Pierre-Paul, and depending on the facts they gather, the Giants defensive end could face charges that include criminal possession of fireworks, Coral Springs Public Information Officer Capt. Brad McKeon told NJ Advance Media on Tuesday.



The extent of Pierre-Paul's injuries to both hands are uncertain, and Giants officials traveled to visit him in Florida on Tuesday, according to someone with knowledge of the situation.



Pierre-Paul is currently without a contract and was reportedly trying to work out a long-term deal with the Giants when the accident occurred on the Fourth of July. McKeon said police wanted to "gather the facts" on "what specific fireworks he had." He said Coral Springs police have reached out to Pierre-Paul and Relativity Sports, the agency that represents him, to arrange a meeting.



Most fireworks are illegal in the state of Florida.



"Anything that becomes airborne or explodes is illegal to use," Mike Jachles, spokesman for Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue, told the Sun Sentinel recently.



McKeon said police are not certain the accident happened in Coral Springs, where Pierre-Paul was believed to have been earlier in the night. But if Pierre-Paul had the fireworks there, he still could face charges. The Coral Springs police have been in contact with authorities from surrounding cities.

Police believe fireworks might have been discharged at a Coral Springs home belonging to a relative of Pierre-Paul. McKeon said police received a complaint from a resident who lives down the street from the relative's home. They are looking into whether the complaint and the incident are related.

Pierre-Paul remained in a Florida hospital as of Tuesday morning.

A Giants spokesman did not specify which team officials would be visiting Pierre-Paul, but co-owner John Mara is not one of them. It is also unclear whether team doctors will examine Pierre-Paul's injury to determine how much time he will miss. ESPN's Adam Schefter previously reported that Pierre-Paul could miss all of training camp and the start of the regular season.

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More immediately pressing is whether the Giants will decide to rescind their one-year franchise tag offer to Pierre-Paul, which he has yet to sign. Pierre-Paul would have been owed $14.8 million, fully guaranteed, for this season. They have already reportedly pulled a long-term contract offer to Pierre-Paul worth up to $60 million off the table.

But if Pierre-Paul is healthy enough to return to the field without missing a significant amount of time, it makes little sense for the Giants to cut him. Pierre-Paul is the one true game-changing talent the team has on defense, especially as a pass rusher, leading the team with 12.5 sacks in 2014. No other Giants defender has more than seven sacks in a single season during their professional careers.

Pierre-Paul could be headed to the non-football injury list. The Giants would not have to pay him while on that list.

Among the potential replacements for Pierre-Paul on the active roster are defensive ends Robert Ayers, Damontre Moore, and Kerry Wynn. None recorded more than five sacks in 2014.



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