British-Nigerian American football player (born 1981)
American football player
Osi Umenyiora
Umenyiora in 2008
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Position:
Defensive end
Personal information
Born:
(1981-11-16) November 16, 1981 (age 42) London, England
Height:
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:
255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school:
Auburn (Auburn, Alabama)
College:
Troy (1999–2002)
NFL draft:
2003 / Round: 2 / Pick: 56
Career history
New York Giants (2003–2012)
Atlanta Falcons (2013–2014)
Career highlights and awards
2× Super Bowl champion (XLII, XLVI)
First-team All-Pro (2005)
Second-team All-Pro (2010)
2× Pro Bowl (2005, 2007)
NFL forced fumbles leader (2010)
New York Giants Ring of Honor
All-SLC (2000)
Troy University Sports Hall of Fame
NFL record
Most forced fumbles in a season: 10 (2010; tied with Charles Tillman and Robert Mathis)
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:
435
Sacks:
85
Interceptions:
1
Forced fumbles:
35
Touchdowns:
4
Player stats at PFR
Ositadimma "Osi" Umenyiora//ⓘ(born November 16, 1981) is a British-Nigerian former American football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Troy Trojans and was selected by the New York Giants in the second round of the 2003 NFL draft. Umenyiora was a two-time Pro Bowl selection and holds the Giants franchise record for most sacks in one game. He is one of five British-born players to have won a Super Bowl, joining Marvin Allen, Scott McCready, former Troy and Giants teammate Lawrence Tynes,[1] and Jay Ajayi. He also played for the Atlanta Falcons.
^Ralston, Gary; Mcdonald, Craig (February 5, 2008). "Delight Of Super Bowl Hero Scot Lawrence Tynes". Daily Record.
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Strahan and OsiUmenyiora at defensive end and on likely passing downs he teamed with Mathias Kiwanuka at defensive tackle (with Strahan and Umenyiora at end)...
Carlson and OsiUmenyiora with Ore Oduba as sideline reporter. The BBC highlights show is presented by Dan Walker alongside OsiUmenyiora and Jason Bell...
OsiUmenyiora (the lone Pro Bowl representative on the team, the fewest a Super Bowl team has ever had), Michael Strahan, and Justin Tuck. Umenyiora led...
touchdowns. Defensively, the Giants recorded seven sacks including two from OsiUmenyiora and linebacker Brandon Short. Cornerback Sam Madison who had a rough...
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He rebounded in 2005, returning to the Pro Bowl, with his protégé, OsiUmenyiora, as the two combined for 26 sacks while anchoring the Giants' defense...
(NFLUK head of football development) and two-time Super Bowl winner OsiUmenyiora, were concerned that there were no clear pathways into the NFL for players...
in high school; he attended Auburn High School (with defensive end OsiUmenyiora and linebacker Marcus Washington). In football, Ware played both linebacker...
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American football scouts sent by OsiUmenyiora and was offered the chance to tryout the sport as part of Umenyiora's academy The Uprise, designed to get...
raise awareness and nearly $200,000 for childhood cancer. Tied with OsiUmenyiora and Robert Mathis "Profile". rostermon.com. Archived from the original...
Jermaine Dupri. The video also features New York Giants defensive end OsiUmenyiora. There are two versions of the music video. The first was an edited...
defensive line was led by defensive ends Justin Tuck, Jason Pierre-Paul and OsiUmenyiora. Pierre-Paul racked up 86 combined tackles and ranked fourth in the...
Cardinals into field goal range on their final drive, but a sack by OsiUmenyiora and pass breakup by Corey Webster sealed the win for the Giants. Wells...
Salomone, Dan (March 15, 2024). "Jermaine Eluemunor pledges to match OsiUmenyiora's 'energy' in his old jersey number". giants.com. "Jermaine Eluemunor"...
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