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ProFootballTalk.com found this 4/24/2008 on www.nydailynews.com [flag]
Osi Umenyiora will not be a training camp holdout. The Giants defensive end, who admittedly was pondering skipping training camp unless the Giants gave him a raise, said today he has decided against it. Though he’s not completely happy with the six-year, $41 million extension he signed in Dec. of 2005, he said, “Right now it’s not the time for me to try to do anything crazy like that.” “I’m not going to say I wasn’t thinking about it,” Umenyiora ... [link]

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NO HOLDOUT FOR OSI
Published 4/24/2008 by Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com
Despite speculation that dissatisfaction with a contract extension he signed in late 2005 would prompt him to hold out in 2008, Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora says that he’ll report for all mandatory activities this season. According to Ralph Vacchiano of the New York Daily News , Umenyiora concedes that he considered holding out, but has decided against it . “I’m not going to say I wasn’t thinking about it,” Umenyiora said.  “I mean, come on, you see what’s going on out there [with escalating salaries], but I don’t think it’s the right thing to do.  I’m happy to be here. ...

Good news, bad news day
Published 4/25/2008 by ETVal <info@bigblueview.com> at Big Blue View: Front Page Posts
... • Good news: Osi Umenyiora says he won't hold out. Hooray! That takes care of one potential distraction the defending Super Bowl champions (God, I still love saying that!) didn't need. ...

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