Giants' Umenyiora hurts knee, carted off field *Out for year*
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dmq;2209961 said:
He was rushing, and just fell to the ground when his knee locked up on him... Pretty much a non-contact thing.
Edit, I take that back... The tackle did push him out, but it still wasn't like the Taylor injury where he got his leg caught in a pile.
And as we know, you can't tell how serious the injury is until you get the MRI. It's probably something like what Spencer had, but it could be worse.
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jimmy40;2209967 said:
Sure is nice to be watching football in August though. Wouldn't change a thing.
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Mansta54;2209962 said:
They are saying otherwise on ES but you know them.
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if Brandon Jacobs tore his whole knee up...id laugh....loud...
Osi i don't care for...they have been talking way to much
"they buy there Superbowl"
"hope he has fun sitting at home eating popcorn with terrel"
"i saw hard knocks, there cocky n arrogant"
on n on n on.....i don't care for that team...n don't care what happened to MOST of there players...Even Plaxico
Call me classless i don't care....i don't wish Death, but a career ending or season ending injury, good for them
Osi i don't care for...they have been talking way to much
"they buy there Superbowl"
"hope he has fun sitting at home eating popcorn with terrel"
"i saw hard knocks, there cocky n arrogant"
on n on n on.....i don't care for that team...n don't care what happened to MOST of there players...Even Plaxico
Call me classless i don't care....i don't wish Death, but a career ending or season ending injury, good for them
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Terence Newman700;2210084 said:
Giants fans are constantly wishing "bad things" on Cowboys. So your post is ok. :laugh2:
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UH-OH, NO OSI FOR NEW YORK
Posted by Mike Florio on August 24, 2008, 2:25 p.m.
The ability of the New York Giants to defend their Super Bowl title took a major hit on Saturday night.
According to Adam Schefter of NFL Network, Umenyiora suffered a torn MCL, and will miss the entire season.
More to come.
Posted by Mike Florio on August 24, 2008, 2:25 p.m.
The ability of the New York Giants to defend their Super Bowl title took a major hit on Saturday night.
According to Adam Schefter of NFL Network, Umenyiora suffered a torn MCL, and will miss the entire season.
More to come.
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by Mike Garafolo/The Star-Ledger Sunday August 24, 2008, 2:16 PM
Giants DE Osi Umenyiora suffered serious ligament damage last night against the Jets and will be forced to undergo surgery, which will probably knock him out for the entire season.
Much more on this to come.
2:23 p.m. UPDATE From what I gather, there was some talk about whether to do the short-term rehab or the surgery. In the end, they opted for surgery to make sure Umenyiora will be better off in the long run.
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Giants DE Osi Umenyiora suffered serious ligament damage last night against the Jets and will be forced to undergo surgery, which will probably knock him out for the entire season.
Much more on this to come.
2:23 p.m. UPDATE From what I gather, there was some talk about whether to do the short-term rehab or the surgery. In the end, they opted for surgery to make sure Umenyiora will be better off in the long run.
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Don't count on Strahan replacing Osi
If Osi Umenyiora is forced to miss any significant amount of time due to the knee injury he suffered last night, Michael Strahan would be the perfect person to step in and replace him.
But that’s almost certainly not going to happen.
Multiple sources close to the defensive end said today that it’s “doubtful” Strahan would consider returning to the NFL, even if the Giants stepped up and offered him the $8 million he was seeking to play one more season. He’s too happy in his new life as an analyst for Fox, the sources said, and he apparently meant it when he said “I don’t miss it” during a visit to Giants’ training camp training camp in Albany earlier this month.
“I doubt he’d consider it,” one source said. “I don’t think we’re going to see any Favres here.”
Still, the possibility is tantalizing, especially since Giants GM Jerry Reese appeared to leave open the possibility when he was asked about it last night.
“Brett Favre is playing for the Jets,” Reese said. “Anything can happen in personnel.”
That, however, is a pretty standard response from Reese when asked about player moves - real or hypothetical. It’s not necessarily a signal to start reading between the lines.
There was some speculation by at least one friend of Strahan that Giants co-owner Steve Tisch would lead the charge to bring him back if Umenyiora’s injury became a long-term thing. Tisch was believed to be in favor of paying Strahan close to $8 million to come back and play in 2008, and the two have grown fairly close over the last few years. But even if that was the case, Strahan likely wouldn’t even be ready to return on such short notice. Yes, he showed up the Monday before the season opener last year and still managed to play on opening night in Dallas. But while he was pondering retirement last summer he was still going through his usual football workouts just in case he decided to return.
Since retiring on June 9, according to those sources, Strahan has dropped about 10 pounds from his last playing weight of about 255, and he’s changed his workout regime. With the season opener just 11 days away, it’s doubtful he’d be ready in time to face the Washington Commanders on Sept. 4. And remember, despite all his offseason workouts, it still took him a good three weeks last year before he was really in football shape. Now, at age 37, it would likely take even longer than that.
So if Umenyiora is forced to the sidelines, the Giants would likely go with internal options instead - either sliding defensive ends Dave Tollefson or Renaldo Wynn into his spot, or moving linebacker Mathias Kiwanuka back to defensive end and perhaps shifting Danny Clark or inserting rookie Bryan Kehl into Kiwanuka’s vacated spot on the strong side.
Of course, for the moment, that’s all just speculation since it’s still not clear how serious Umenyiora’s injury is. He had the MRI on his left knee earlier today, but everyone is still apparently waiting for the doctors to review the results. Tom Coughlin has a conference call scheduled with reporters at 4:15 p.m., but there’s no guarantee there’ll be any definitive news by then.
Stay tuned for more …
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/giants/2008/08/dont-count-on-strahan-replacin.html
If Osi Umenyiora is forced to miss any significant amount of time due to the knee injury he suffered last night, Michael Strahan would be the perfect person to step in and replace him.
But that’s almost certainly not going to happen.
Multiple sources close to the defensive end said today that it’s “doubtful” Strahan would consider returning to the NFL, even if the Giants stepped up and offered him the $8 million he was seeking to play one more season. He’s too happy in his new life as an analyst for Fox, the sources said, and he apparently meant it when he said “I don’t miss it” during a visit to Giants’ training camp training camp in Albany earlier this month.
“I doubt he’d consider it,” one source said. “I don’t think we’re going to see any Favres here.”
Still, the possibility is tantalizing, especially since Giants GM Jerry Reese appeared to leave open the possibility when he was asked about it last night.
“Brett Favre is playing for the Jets,” Reese said. “Anything can happen in personnel.”
That, however, is a pretty standard response from Reese when asked about player moves - real or hypothetical. It’s not necessarily a signal to start reading between the lines.
There was some speculation by at least one friend of Strahan that Giants co-owner Steve Tisch would lead the charge to bring him back if Umenyiora’s injury became a long-term thing. Tisch was believed to be in favor of paying Strahan close to $8 million to come back and play in 2008, and the two have grown fairly close over the last few years. But even if that was the case, Strahan likely wouldn’t even be ready to return on such short notice. Yes, he showed up the Monday before the season opener last year and still managed to play on opening night in Dallas. But while he was pondering retirement last summer he was still going through his usual football workouts just in case he decided to return.
Since retiring on June 9, according to those sources, Strahan has dropped about 10 pounds from his last playing weight of about 255, and he’s changed his workout regime. With the season opener just 11 days away, it’s doubtful he’d be ready in time to face the Washington Commanders on Sept. 4. And remember, despite all his offseason workouts, it still took him a good three weeks last year before he was really in football shape. Now, at age 37, it would likely take even longer than that.
So if Umenyiora is forced to the sidelines, the Giants would likely go with internal options instead - either sliding defensive ends Dave Tollefson or Renaldo Wynn into his spot, or moving linebacker Mathias Kiwanuka back to defensive end and perhaps shifting Danny Clark or inserting rookie Bryan Kehl into Kiwanuka’s vacated spot on the strong side.
Of course, for the moment, that’s all just speculation since it’s still not clear how serious Umenyiora’s injury is. He had the MRI on his left knee earlier today, but everyone is still apparently waiting for the doctors to review the results. Tom Coughlin has a conference call scheduled with reporters at 4:15 p.m., but there’s no guarantee there’ll be any definitive news by then.
Stay tuned for more …
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/giants/2008/08/dont-count-on-strahan-replacin.html
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by Mike Garafolo/The Star-Ledger Sunday August 24, 2008, 2:16 PM
Giants DE Osi Umenyiora suffered serious ligament damage last night against the Jets and will be forced to undergo surgery, which will probably knock him out for the entire season.
Much more on this to come.
2:23 p.m. UPDATE From what I gather, there was some talk about whether to do the short-term rehab or the surgery. In the end, they opted for surgery to make sure Umenyiora will be better off in the long run.
MG
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Giants DE Osi Umenyiora suffered serious ligament damage last night against the Jets and will be forced to undergo surgery, which will probably knock him out for the entire season.
Much more on this to come.
2:23 p.m. UPDATE From what I gather, there was some talk about whether to do the short-term rehab or the surgery. In the end, they opted for surgery to make sure Umenyiora will be better off in the long run.
MG
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http://www.nj.com/giants/index.ssf/beat_writers_blog/