Osi scraps idea of holdout

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 Osi scraps idea of holdout
Osi Umenyiora, the Pro Bowl defensive end, who admittedly was pondering a training camp holdout to force the Giants to give him a raise, announced Thursday that he'll be in camp on time this summer. [link]

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Osi Umenyiora scraps idea of holdout
Published 4/25/2008 by Jim Jacobs at Giant Football Blog
... camp on time this summer. That doesn't mean he's happy with the six-year, $41 million contract extension he signed in 2005, but he said, "Right now it's not the time for me to try and do anything crazy like that."To be honest with you, whenever you see players who you don't feel are as good as yourself getting paid the way they're getting paid now, of course you're going to have questions," Umenyiora said. "But I'm definitely not going to hold out. I don't think it's the right time." Continue

NFL Friday: No Holdout for Osi; Late Night with Brett
Published 4/25/2008 by Joel 'DiG' DiGiacomo at Football for Breakfast
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