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New York Giants DE Jason Pierre-Paul out rest of regular season

By The Sports Xchange
New York Giants DE Jason Pierre-Paul reacts after sacking Carolina Panthers Cam Newton for a 9 yard loss in the second quarter at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on December 20, 2015. The Panthers defeated the Giants 38-35 and remain undefeated at 14-0. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
New York Giants DE Jason Pierre-Paul reacts after sacking Carolina Panthers Cam Newton for a 9 yard loss in the second quarter at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on December 20, 2015. The Panthers defeated the Giants 38-35 and remain undefeated at 14-0. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo

New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul underwent hernia surgery Wednesday morning and is out for the rest of the regular season.

If the Giants reach the playoffs, it is possible Pierre-Paul could return. The typical recovery time from hernia surgery is five or six weeks.

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Pierre-Paul posted a picture from the hospital before surgery on social media Wednesday morning.

"Surgery went well and feeling way better already. God is good," Pierre-Paul later wrote on Twitter. "Time to heal up."

Pierre-Paul had seven sacks in the Giants' first 11 games, including three against the Cleveland Browns on Nov. 27 -- a game in which he had seven tackles, a forced fumble and a touchdown.

He was injured with less than two minutes left in the first half of Sunday's loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Pierre-Paul, who turns 28 on Jan. 1, signed a one-year deal to return to the Giants this season and is eligible to return to free agency in March.

He missed most of last season recovering from a hand injury and surgery that followed a July 4 fireworks accident.

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