Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul appears quite motivated to face his former team on Monday Night Football.

Pierre-Paul said Friday he was going to “destroy” the New York Giants when the two teams square off on Monday, presumably as part of a “revenge” game, so to speak.

The 31-year-old spent the first six seasons of his career with the Giants, making a pair of Pro Bowls and also being named First Team All-Pro in 2011. But Pierre-Paul's Giants tenure ended on rather ugly terms.

New York traded “JPP” to the Bucs just one year after he signed a four-year, $62 million extension with the team. Granted, the trade was meant to give the Giants cap flexibility while also getting future draft assets.

However, there was a feeling new manager David Gettleman broke faith with Pierre-Paul after Gettleman took over and totally overhauled the Giants' roster.

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Pierre-Paul wasted little time trying to get back to his old form in his first season with the Bucs. He tallied 12.5 sacks, 20 quarterback hits and 16 tackles for a loss, asserting himself as an elite force off the edge.

While the Floridian missed six games due to injury last year, he still managed 8.5 sacks, 16 quarterback hits and nine tackles for a loss.

Pierre-Paul is off to another good start in 2020. He has 5.5 sacks to go along with three forced fumbles, already matching his single-season career-high in the latter category.

Giants quarterback Daniel Jones could be in for a long night with a motivated “JPP” looking to bring him down every time he can get into the backfield.

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