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Jason Pierre-Paul gives back to hospital burn unit

Jason Pierre-Paul is giving back to caregivers like the ones who helped him after his Fourth of July fireworks accident.

The Giants defensive end spent his Wednesday at the New York Presbyterian Hospital burn unit visiting burn survivors and presenting the wing with a $20,000 check.

"As I was sitting in the hospital on July 5, there were a lot of burn (victims) in there. And I was one of them," Pierre-Paul said, via NJ.com. "And just walking through the hospital, I saw a lot of burn people. People that lost hands, people that lost legs, due to fireworks incidents or whatever.