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Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul has hernia surgery

Published Dec. 7, 2016 5:11 p.m. ET

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul is going to miss the rest of the regular season after surgery to repair a sports hernia.

The 27-year-old old tweeted on Wednesday that he had surgery and was feeling well.

Pierre-Paul sustained the injury in the second quarter of Sunday's loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The normal recovery time from hernia surgery is four to six weeks, so Pierre-Paul needs the Giants to end a four-year playoff drought to play again this season.

The Giants (8-4) have not commented on Pierre-Paul's tweet. Coach Ben McAdoo said on Monday that Pierre-Paul was going to be evaluated. Teammates on Tuesday said they did not think he would be ready by Sunday for a game at MetLife Stadium against the Dallas Cowboys.

After struggling last season following a July 4 fireworks accident that mangled his right hand, Pierre-Paul was starting to show signs that he was returning to the form that made him one of the league's top defensive ends. He had 5+ sacks in two games, and returned a fumble for a touchdown in games against the Bears and Browns.

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