In Jason Pierre-Paul’s second game following the infamous July 4 fireworks accident that severely damaged his right hand, he started at right defensive end Nov. 15 against the Patriots wearing a special glove on his right hand. The glove replaced the bulky club-like wrap he debuted a week earlier in his first game back in Tampa.

At halftime, the glove was off and the massive wrap was back on. Now we know why. In the first half, while wearing the glove, a bone in Pierre-Paul’s right middle finger tore through the skin, according to a story posted Tuesday on SI.com. Doctors had to trim the bone and stitch the finger back up.

Pierre-Paul wore the cumbersome, protective club the remainder of last season, but has since promised he will not have to wear it again in 2016. He underwent additional surgery to improve his grip with his middle finger, which is little more than a stub following the accident.

To help him lift weights, Pierre-Paul had a special wrist strap designed for him with hooks. He plans to use a special glove, according to SI.com, custom-fitted by Under Armour, for his right hand this season. The expectation is the glove will help him get a grip on opposing ball carriers and quarterbacks, allowing him to make more tackles and get more sacks, production that eluded him in his eight games in 2015.