Giants DE Jason Pierre-Paul, after visiting with a specialist on Tuesday, had surgery to repair a sports hernia, a source told ESPN.
The clearest photographic evidence of the damaged hand of DE Jason Pierre-Paul shows an absent index finger, a bandaged middle finger and a thumb whose missing chunk does not appear significant.
Giants DE Jason Pierre-Paul, trying to put to rest pessimism about whether he can play, posted a workout video Wednesday of himself on Instagram saying "don't believe the hype."
Jason Pierre-Paul is missing the tip of his right thumb and also recently had a procedure on his right middle finger as a result of his July 4 fireworks accident, multiple sources told ESPN.
The New York Giants feel the damage to Jason Pierre-Paul's right hand was worse than they were led to believe, sources said, and some in the organization fear he might miss the season.
Tom Coughlin is "optimistic" Jason Pierre-Paul will play for the Giants again, but after seeing the injured defensive end Monday, he said team personnel concluded he wasn't healthy enough yet.
