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Osi Umenyiora

Osi Umenyiora

Jets reached out to Osi Umenyiora day before his retirement

Osi Umenyiora signed a one-day contract with the New York Giants so he could retire with the team on Wednesday, but he did get one last-minute inquiry from another team before hanging up his cleats. The New York Daily News reports that the Jets …

Osi Umenyiora, wife Leila Lopes respond to cheating allegations

Osi Umenyiora married his longtime girlfriend Leila Lopes over the weekend, and it took the couple only a matter of hours to encounter their first obstacle. Shortly after the wedding, an anonymous Instagram account was created for the sole purpose of …

Osi Umenyiora: Falcons are ‘most talented team I’ve probably seen in my life’

Osi Umenyiora was unhappy with the way his role had diminished with the New York Giants over the past couple of seasons, which is why the veteran defensive end seems thrilled to have signed a two-year deal with the Atlanta Falcons. Umenyiora played a …

Osi Umenyiora is engaged to former Miss Universe Leila Lopes

New York Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora has collected a lot of trophies throughout his career, including but not limited to two Super Bowl championships in the past five seasons. However, winning the Vince Lombardi trophy may not be the …

Osi Umenyiora: No question the Giants are the best team in football

After their dominating 42-14 win over the Houston Texans on Monday night, most experts, analysts and fans are calling the New England Patriots the best team in football. Osi Umenyiora agrees that no team is playing better than the Patriots right now, …

Osi Umenyiora: RG3 is best quarterback we’ve faced all season

New York Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora is starting to come around on Robert Griffin III. After initially refusing to call the Redskins quarterback by his nickname “RG3,” the Giants defensive end has become the rookie’s biggest …

Osi Umenyiora praises Robert Griffin III, says he now calls him ‘Sir Robert Griffin’

For someone who was critical of Robert Griffin III having the nickname RG3 when he entered the NFL, Osi Umenyiora sure has made a complete turnaround. It only one game for the Redskins rookie to earn the respect of the veteran defensive end. After …

LeSean McCoy says he is ready to move past his feud with Osi Umenyiora

Bad news for the blog world: LeSean McCoy doesn’t have anything negative left to say about Osi Umenyiora. Following the Eagles victory over the Giants on Sunday night, McCoy says he tried to bury the hatchet with Umenyiora. “We crossed …

LeSean McCoy: I really don’t like Osi Umenyiora, he’s a ‘ballerina’

LeSean McCoy and Osi Umenyiora have hurled so much trash talk back and forth over the past two seasons that it’s gotten to the point where people wonder if they are joking. Are these two actually best friends who are just toying with all of us …

Osi Umenyiora is already willing to call Robert Griffin III ‘RG3’

Osi Umenyiora is apparently an easy guy to win over. During an interview with WFAN over the offseason, Umenyiora said Robert Griffin III didn’t deserve a cool nickname like “RG3.” Instead, Umenyiora said he was going to call him …

Osi Umenyiora: Giants need to harass, pressure Tony Romo

We are amazingly only a day away from the opening game of the 2012 NFL season featuring the Cowboys and defending Super Bowl champion Giants. Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora made an appearance on NFL Network’s “NFL AM” Monday …

Osi Umenyiora calls Robert Griffin III ‘Bob,’ says he needs to earn RG3 nickname

Typically there are two types of nicknames for players in sports: achievement-based nicknames and ones that just stem from a person’s name like you or I would have. Robert Griffin III’s nickname falls under the latter category. The former …

Osi Umenyiora: The league would be better if players were more like Tim Tebow

Tim Tebow is the center of a lot of criticism both on and off the field. Off the field, people take issue with the way he talks about religion and have accused him of jamming it down the throats of others. On the field, it has been said that Tebow is …

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Osi Umenyiora offers to buy back Lawrence Taylor’s Super Bowl ring, but there’s a catch

Just as the New York Giants are receiving their spiffy Super Bowl XLVI rings, a former Giants legend is about to lose his from over 20 years ago. Lawrence Taylor‘s ring from when Scott Norwood won the Giants Super Bowl XXV in 1991 has hit the …

Osi Umenyiora wishes LeSean McCoy a happy Mother’s Day

It should be no surprise that members of the Eagles and Giants are beefing. It’s even less of a surprise when the parties beefing are Osi Umenyiora and LeSean McCoy. A refresher for any of you behind on this comedic, at times childish, NFC East …

Osi Umenyiora says there’s a good chance he’ll be in a wheelchair by age 45

In case you haven’t taken note, Kurt Warner caused quite the stir last week with his comments about not wanting his children to play football. Everyone from analysts to former players to current players have weighed in on the matter, with some …

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