4:53 p.m. UPDATED with Weatherford's apology.

Warning: Embedded video contains graphic language.

In the postgame locker room following Saturday’s preseason victory over the Jets, Prince Amukamara was informed by The Star-Ledger a video of him being thrown into a cold tub by Jason Pierre-Paul had been posted on the Internet.

"Nnnnnnnooooooooooooo!" the Giants' cornerback exclaimed in style like that of an actor making a dramatic discovery.

Yes.

The video, apparently shot and posted by punter Steve Weatherford, was taken during training camp. It shows Pierre-Paul carrying Amukamara over his shoulder and toward the tub, with a group of Giants players watching, egging on Pierre-Paul and taunting Amukamara.

The reaction to the video, which really became viral when it was posted on ProFootballTalk.com during Saturday's game, was mixed. Some saw it as typical locker-room hijinks, while others were concerned over the strong language used by Pierre-Paul and the look on Amukamara's face, which was clearly not one of enjoyment.

Amukamara appeared to express both sides of the argument when asked for his reaction.

“Yeah, um, well, I mean, I just don’t get it. I don’t understand the rules,” last year’s first-round pick told The Star-Ledger. “I mean, I’m not a rookie anymore, so I don’t know why I’m getting thrown in the tub. I know it’s all love.

“Yeah, no one ever likes it, especially when it’s you vs. eight and no one’s helping you. But it doesn’t mess up our team morale or anything.”

The debate over the video was just that: Was this a form of chemistry-building hazing or did it go too far? And was Pierre-Paul’s use of vulgarities and racially-insensitive words a problem or typical banter between players?

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Today, Tom Coughlin didn’t get into specifics and said he had just heard about the incident about an hour before his conference call with reporters. But the coach sounded as if he wasn’t too pleased with the situation.

Pierre-Paul, Weatherford and a few others figure to be scolded by Coughlin.

“I’m going to look into it, I’m going to talk to the parties involved,” Coughlin said. “As I’m understanding it, there were some parts of it that were inappropriate. And in no way, anything that occurs within this family or within our group should be a part of social media. I’m going to address that strongly because I spent a little time on that this preseason.”

NFL spokesman Greg Aiello told ProFootballTalk.com today the issue if a "club matter", which suggests the league won't take any action or investigate the situation.

Weatherford, who deleted the original tweet with the link to the video, apologized on Twitter this afternoon, saying, "The video I posted was distasteful. Our team is a family, and we love each other. I am sorry to the fans."

As for the longstanding debate over hazing as a part of football, Some players don’t take too kindly to it. In 2002, Jeremy Shockey famously got into a fight with linebacker Brandon Short when Short made the then-Giants rookie sing in the cafeteria during training camp.

Amukamara, who didn’t struggle at all while Pierre-Paul carried him and dumped him into the tub, said he used to fire back but eventually decided simply accepting it was the better tact.

"Um, I just don't think that's the right way to go," Amukamara said. "Now, if it's on the field and something like that happens, someone does a cheap play, for sure I'm going to protect myself. But if it's out here (in the locker room) and it's just for fun, then no."

During the video, a player (perhaps linebacker Michael Boley) can be heard yelling to Amukamara, “Stand up for yourself!” It’s been a running theme for the players, who have been trying to get the engaging, easy-going Amukamara to develop an edge.

Amukamara estimated he landed in the tub eight times last year. He also had his shirt and tie cut as a prank.

"Sometimes I think they take it overboard just because they're vets they get to be mean about it and tell you what to do," Amukamara said in an interview with The Star-Ledger back in January. "I just kind of flipped the whole script and kind of had fun with it with being insubordinate a little bit just so it can be more playful and I think that that whole vibe just creates a great locker room atmosphere."

Former Giants safety Deon Grant said he’d protect Amukamara “until he gets to talking too much.” Asked if he did anything to provoke this latest toss into the tub, Amukamara said, “I don’t think I did. Ask them.”

Pierre-Paul and many other veterans left the locker room on Saturday before reporters entered.

Amukamara isn’t sure when he’ll stop being the brunt of rookie-type punishment. He claims the veterans have told him he has three more regular-season games before he’s considered one of them, though it’s possible he misinterpreted their referencing the preseason games.

In the meantime, he's apparently not partaking in the tradition of picking on rookies. In fact, after third-round pick Jayron Hosley dropped the ball in the end zone as he celebrated a 77-yard interception return for a touchdown on Saturday, Amukamara went and picked up the football so Hosley could keep it for posterity.

“I did,” Amukamara said. “Yeah, because you’re not thinking. You just made a play for the team, you just want to go celebrate with your teammates and you forget the ball. … I just tried to hurry up and get the ball for him so he could keep it as his first touchdown.”

Mike Garafolo: mgarafolo@starledger.com; twitter.com/MikeGarafolo