Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul has hernia surgery

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - The New York Giants won't be able to replace defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul in the final four games of the regular season. The 27-year-old just does too much for one guy to step in. He stops the run.

Slideshow Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul has hernia surgery

Pierre-Paul pressures the quarterback. He also has a unique ability to make plays in situations when he seemingly was out of position.

The Giants (8-4) are going to be missing that talent for the rest of the regular season with news that Pierre-Paul had surgery Wednesday to repair a sports hernia.

The prognosis is for him to be out four to six weeks, which means a season in which he was in the running…