Pierre-Paul was injured July 4th weekend when fireworks exploded in his hands, forcing him to have his finger amputated; which would actually accelerate his recovery period so he could play sooner. “Great. If not, we’ll just keep going forward and wait until he gets back”.

The Giants announced the moves on Monday, less than a week before their season opener against the Cowboys in Dallas.

The results of the physical were not known late Monday, according to ESPN, nor was the status of Pierre-Paul’s contract discussion.

Giants doctors will have to determine when and if they think Pierre-Paul will be ready, and not just for games, but practice. That led to plenty of optimism over Pierre-Paul’s potential return in the locker room, with corner Prince Amukamara saying the defense would “instantly” be better. The following two seasons were filled with injury and disappointment, with Pierre-Paul only amassing a total of 8.5 sacks.

Pierre-Paul was described to be in good spirits and eager to resume playing but no timetable had been established for his return.

Tom Coughlin said that Pierre-Paul should “come quickly through the football part of it”, but the coach was anxious about something else. “If it was up to him, he would wrap his hand in a cast and play”. NJ.com’s story, citing a source, said Pierre-Paul is in condition to play, though his hand is still healing.

“Its just business, ” Manning said. To help combat that, however, Pierre-Paul has had access to his team-issued iPad that contains New York’s defensive playbook. “You get a guy whos back, hes been here. “He practices two days and goes and plays”.

There is no doubt the Giants will miss a talent like Pierre-Paul for the beginning of the season, but truthfully people don’t know what to expect from him. If JPP ends up on the National Football League list, that means he could iss six games of the season.