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Source: New York Giants' Umenyiora to undergo surgery, will probably miss season
Source: New York Giants' Umenyiora to undergo surgery, will probably miss season
by Mike Garafolo/The Star-Ledger
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BREAKING NEWS: Umenyiora To Undergo Season-Ending Surgery
Football Outsiders — ... Really bad news for the Champs and their incredible front four. Defensive end Osi Unemyiora injured his left knee against the Jets on Saturday and will undergo season-ending surgery, according to reports from Mike Garafalo of the Star-Ledger and Adam Schefter of the NFL Network. The latter source is reporting that the injury is a left MCL tear. The most likely scenario for the Giants would be to move former end Mathias Kiwanuka back from linebacker. The Strahan speculation begins in 3…2…1… UPDATE: Well, that didn’t take long. Strahan per the NFL Network: “I haven’t been ...

Report: Giants’ Umenyiora out for season
SmackCaster SmackBlog — ... Mike Garafolo of the Newark Star-Ledger is reporting the Giants will be without stud defensive end Usi Umenyiora for the season. Compound the loss of Umenyiora to left knee surgery to repair the injury suffered Saturday night against the New York Jets with the retirement of Michael Strahan and you see how hard it is to repeat as Super Bowl champions. Ouch. That hurts Big Blue. Have to wonder whether they will try and lure Strahan back or whether he would want to return to help them out of thinks pinch. ...

Favre Killed the Giants' Title Defense
The Sporting Blog — ... , Osi Umenyiora left Saturday night's preseason game against the Jets after his knee buckled. The Giants insisted Osi'd be OK, and Tom Coughlin gave the instant diagnosis that indicated Umenyiora's ligaments had been spared the shredder. Well, the diagnosis was wrong: the Newark Star-Ledger cites sources saying an MRI has revealed serious ligament damage which requires surgery. Osi is expected to sit the entire season. ...

Breaking News: Osi Umenyiora Out For Season
Major League Jerk — ... Osi is out for the season. The World Champion New York Football Giants will be fine. Kiwanuka will just slide in. It’s OK. It is really really OK. It is right to do the surgery. It is fine. FILTHY COCKSUCKING OWNERS AND THEIR NEED FOR MORE MONEY AND STUPID FUCKING COST CUTTING. PLAY ON FUCKING GRASS YOU FILTHY ASSHOLES. YOU INVEST 100′S OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON FOOTBALL PLAYERS AND PUT THEM ON RUBBER COVERED CONCRETE. YOU STUPID FUCKING ASSHAMMER FUCKS. YOUR PRIORITIES ARE TOTALLY FUCKED UP. UNLESS YOU ENJOY WATCHING LARGE BLACK GENTLEMAN CRIPPLE ...

Osi Likely Out for Season; Strahan, Where Art Thou?
The Big Lead — ... The Star-Ledger is reporting that an MRI on Osi Umenyiora’s injured knee showed serious ligament damage that’ll require surgery, meaning he’s all but gone for the season. Cue an enormous sea of mustache’s rioting in the streets of New York. Absolutely crushing news for the Giants. ...

Report: Giants' DE Umenyiora could miss season
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog — ... The lone Pro Bowler from last season's Super Bowl champion New York Giants, defensive end Osi Umenyiora, has significant damage in his left knee and will undergo surgery that will probably end his season, according to a Star-Ledger report Sunday. ...

Sooo, How ‘Bout That Repeat, New York Giants Fans?
MOUTHPIECE Blog // A Chicago-Addled Sports Blog — ... Of course that pipe dream took a trip towards Finkleland on Sunday when the G-men announced that Osi Umenyora, known equally well for his proclivity towards defense and um, er, something else, would be out for the entire 2008 season. That, sir, is ...

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