NY Giants

Jason Pierre-Paul just posted a photo that was taken at his hospital bedside on July 5th -- one day after the fireworks accident that blew up his hand.

JPP wrote, "July 5th I remember."

In the pic, you can see the NY Giants star elevating his right arm -- which is heavily wrapped up and red from the bleeding. You can also see blood on his hospital gown.

Miraculously, JPP not only recovered from the injury -- but eventually got back on the field and played with the Giants ... turning out a pretty impressive performance considering the circumstances.

In fact, the last time we spoke with JPP, he was in such good spirits about his situation -- he even joked about not being able to play video games anymore.

Yeah, Tom Coughlin got canned, but he's leaving with something almost no other NY Giants coach has ... according to U.S. Congressman Peter T. King.

When we got the distinguished gentleman from NY we had to ask what he thought about NY's coaching vacancy. King's sure the G-Men will easily land a new leader easily, and he's also sure Coughlin's "gonna go down in history as one of the top 2 Giant coaches."

So, why'd he get fired? King offers an explanation in the clip.

What he doesn't say is ... who's #1, if TC's #2. We're guessing he's thinking Bill Parcells, but truth is -- he and Coughlin have identical playoff records (with the Giants) and same # of Super Bowl rings.

Don't stick a fork in the NY Giants just yet -- because co-owner Steve Tisch says he still has HOPE the G-Men can make the playoffs ... and he's even dishing out advice to his coach Tom Coughlin.

Tisch says the team needs to WIN OUT after losing to the Jets Sunday night -- beating the Dolphins, Panthers, Vikings and Eagles -- but he's confident he's got the players and the staff to pull it off.

In fact, Tisch told our photog exactly what Coughlin needs to do in order to get the Ws he needs.

The NY Giants locker room is like the set of "You Got Served" and "8 Mile" wrapped into one -- with players challenging each other to dance and rap battles ... so says cornerback Prince Amukamara.

He's not joking ... Prince says it gets pretty crazy in there ... and when it comes to dance skills, P.A. tells us there's one guy who's "hands down" the best in the league.

As for rap skills, Prince says 3 guys stand out ... Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Odell Beckham Jr. and Victor Cruz.

Odell Beckham Jr. isn't satisfied with just beating guys on the field ... he wants to burn the girls on the runway too ... turning his hallway into a catwalk and debuting some serious slay Tuesday night.

OBJ was chilling out with Mr. Hotspot ... a viral hitmaker whose #slidelikethischallenge dance contest is taking over the Internet ... when the two decided it was time for the Giants star to join the movement.

Becks was obviously inspired with all the skin he saw walking the catwalk for Vicky's ... 'cause his version of the dance had some catwalk influence and included some serious, serious fierceness.

NY Giants owner Steve Tisch says he wants Jason Pierre-Paul back in uniform THIS WEEKEND -- telling TMZ Sports he expects him to make an immediate impact on the field.

You gotta watch the video -- Tisch says he's incredibly proud of JPP for the way he's battled back after blowing up parts of his hand in a July 4th fireworks accident.

"This kid is working so hard to get himself ready to have an impact on the NY Giants defense," Tisch says ... "and we need him. We do need him."

"I hope he plays in the game Sunday versus Tampa Bay."

Tisch says he's convinced JPP has truly turned the page since suffering the injury -- and says his teammates are definitely in his corner.

FYI -- Tisch gives us a little insight on how he shakes hands with JPP now ... any guesses?

WARNING -- Whoever put the NY Giants jersey on Philly's famous Rocky Balboa statue better watch his/her ass ... 'cause the Philly PD is calling the situation a "CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY!"

Ok, so there's no statewide manhunt for the perp or anything like that ... but people in Philly were FUMING after some G-Men fan trolled the city before tonight's Eagles vs. Giants game.

We spoke to the Philadelphia Police Dept. about the situation and the public affairs office told us, "We are aware. There's no video, no surveillance, where we could actively search for who did this."

On whether it was a crime, we were told -- "I'm not sure it's a crime. It's a crime against humanity!"

"As far as us actively investigating, no one has reported it. We're not treating it like a crime. If they wrote on it, spray painted it, that'd be a different story."

7-fingered bench press? No problem.

After critics said Jason Pierre Paul's disfigured hand would be a huge hurdle when it comes to weight training, the NY Giants star hit the gym ... to prove he can still lift weights, despite missing digits.

JPP busted out a set of bench presses -- with a towel in his right hand to stabilize the bar.

It's the second time Jason's posted training footage -- in an effort to prove he can still be effective in the NFL after seriously damaging his hand in a fireworks accident.

You convinced?

Giants fans looking for a boost, look no further than this video of Jason Pierre-Paul -- ON HIS GRIND, in the gym, and apparently ... ready to bounce back from his horrific hand injury.

Seems Jason Pierre-Paul went to painful lengths to keep his fireworks injury under the radar ... NOT calling emergency services after the mishap ... law enforcement tells TMZ Sports.

As we previously reported, the NY Giants superstar injured his hand during a 4th of July fireworks accident at a home in Broward County, Florida.

But get this ... when we called law enforcement officials in Coral Springs, Pompano Beach and Fort Lauderdale -- none of them had any record of ANY incident involving JPP. Neither did any Fire Department in the area.

In fact, one law enforcement source tells us everyone is aware of the incident ... but there has been no "formal report" was ever made.

So, what does it mean? It could mean that Jason's injury was not as bad as first reported and he didn't feel the need to call for emergency medical assistance.

Then again, it could also mean the injury WAS horrific ... and JPP was willing to suck up the pain and seek medical attention to limit the amount of people who truly knew the extent of his injuries.

New York Giants linebacker J.T. Thomas believes in the "Treat Yo Self" mentality ... because after he inked his new $12 MILLION contract ... he picked up $55k in brand new bling ... TMZ Sports has learned.

Thomas hit up Avianne and Co. in NYC -- and scored himself an 18 karat gold Cuban link chain for $35k.

And because he didn't want that chain to get lonely, he got a 2nd piece ... a 25 karat ruby, surrounded by diamonds ... which ran him another $20k.

Tom Haverford would be proud ...

Ever look at Eli Manning and think ... "Hmmm, wonder if that guy shaves his chest hair?"

Well, good news -- WE JUST FOUND OUT!!!

Eli and his father, Archie Manning, were at Rockefeller Center in NYC this morning -- when we asked Archie to reveal the best Father's Day gift he ever got from his super famous kids.

Long story short ... we got into personal grooming habits ... and that's when Eli revealed what he's packin' under his shirt.

Odell Beckham Jr. just made the biggest catch of the NFL off-season ... snatching the "Madden 16" cover right out of the hands of fellow finalist Rob Gronkowski.

Beckham Jr. and Gronk beat out a bunch of other NFL studs ... like the Cardinals' Patrick Peterson and Steelers wideout Antonio Brown ... to become the last two dudes standing on Madden island.

Fan votes determined the final winner, and Odell took it home with a super narrow 52.5% of the votes -- but arguably Gronk is the real winner here.

There's a little thing known as the Madden curse ... and the Giants star is now susceptible to the same fate suffered by Garrison Hearst, Peyton Hillis, Shaun Alexander, Vince Young, and bunch more.

Even last year's cover guy -- Richard Sherman ... jacked up his elbow and lost the Super Bowl.

Ummm ... congrats, Odell?

We asked Giants co-owner Steve Tisch last week about OBJ possibly getting the honor (?) -- he was less than thrilled.

NFL lineman Justin Pugh knows what it's like to become a MULTI-MILLIONAIRE overnight ... and he's got some excellent advice for the new rookies to make sure they don't go broke.

For the record, Pugh signed an $8.3 MILLION contract with a $4.4 million signing bonus when the NY Giants selected him in the 1st round of the 2013 draft.

So, what's the secret to financial success for the young guys? Pugh says there's one KEY MOVE they need to make right away ... before they start living the good life.

Here's video of NFL superstar Odell Beckham Jr. -- proving he's WAYYYYY faster than non-NFL superstar Diddy.

OB2 was in West Hollywood yesterday -- where he decided to test his foot speed on the same steep hill where Diddy was running sprints back in February.

According to our unofficial clock ... Beckham ran the hill a full 2 SECONDS faster than Diddy did it.

So, congratulations Odell ... you're faster than a 45-year-old non-professional athlete.

Odell Beckham Jr. already dominates on football fields, soccer pitches, and basketball courts -- and now he's making the ocean his bitch, too ... by mounting a flyboard down in Miami.

The NY Giants star tackled the extreme water sport on Tuesday -- and as you'd probably expect -- he's already a pro. Paul Stoeppelwerth from Indy Flight Academy tells us ... OBJ got up and running on the flyboard on his first try.

If you haven't seen one of these things ... they're freakin' awesome -- kinda like a wakeboard that uses hydro-powered jets to hover up to 50 feet above the water! We're told most people take several minutes just to get upright ... but, of course, most people aren't Odell.

Stoeppelwerth says OBJ's "lower body is like a trunk, all the muscle memory from his football regimen definitely helps."