“I was entirely too young when I left.”He stressed that his ties to the city were a minor footnote to the game, which he referred to as a business trip.Still, the next few days will be more different for Umenyiora than any other player on the Giants, even kicker Lawrence Tynes, who lived in Scotland until he was 10 and holds a United States passport. 6' 3" (190 cm) How much does Osi Umenyiora weigh?
Eli’s the man. At 14, his family sent him to Auburn, Ala., to live with his sister and to get an education. Last off-season, he was made a chief in the Nigerian village of Okbunike. No script, format or clock, just two guys on their lives in and out of the game. … Umenyiora has been selected for the Pro Bowl twice, and holds the Giants franchise record for most sacks in one game. Ositadimma "Osi" Umenyiora (born November 16, 1981) is an American football defensive end in the National Football League for the New York Giants. But Umenyiora, who is tied for the league lead with eight sacks, was born in Golders Green, a suburb of London. Umenyiora, 25, has not returned to London since moving to Nigeria. Two former NFL players, Jason Bell & Osi Umenyiora, doing time in London, England. Where was Osi Umenyiora born? “No, not yet,” Umenyiora said, when asked if he believes the Giants should move on from Manning. He said Coughlin deserved credit for their 5-2 record. “He said, ‘I think you are having a decline in your career and you don’t have a strong leg anymore.’” Feely, who has made all 12 of his field-goal attempts this season, added that he thought the Giants were done after an 0-2 start.
London, United Kingdom. He played college football for Troy University, and he was drafted by the New York Giants in the second round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He did not get to know his mother until about six years ago. But he hopes his cheering section includes the rest of the 88,000 fans, even though the Giants will be playing as the away team and his ties to his birthplace are not strong.“I have a British passport, man,” Umenyiora said with a laugh when asked about the local fans. He has a British passport and once spoke with a cockney accent.“I feel Nigerian,” said Umenyiora, who sounds as if he could have been born in Anywhere U.S.A. “But in actuality I’m British.”Umenyiora will not be able to point out Trafalgar Square or Buckingham Palace from the team bus. His name, Osi Umenyiora, gives nothing away.“Osi told me the other day he was from London,” said Plaxico Burress, who told Umenyiora that he thought he was from Africa.Burress was right, sort of.