Sometimes greatness from humbling athletes have a tendency to create legends and icons and this is the character that New York Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora will be remembered for as he signs a one day contract with the Giants to retire as a Giant. Osi had brought a lot of passion to the Giants’ organization and has help them won 2 Super Bowls over the Patriots.
He will retire with 85 total career sacks and two Super Bowl rings, which he won with the Giants. Umenyiora participated in two Pro Bowls and appeared on the first-team All Pro team in 2005. In the 2005 season, he led the NFL in sacks with 14.5 in 16 games.
In 9 seasons with the Giants he had made a name for himself, as well as built a dominant defense that a lot of teams had to prepare for. His presence on and off the field was just an inspiration to watch. He was a hard worker and devoted his time with improvement on his footwork and his speed. One of his biggest accomplishments, which he will remembered for was his impressive game against the Philadelphia Eagles in which he had 6 sacks in one game.
After 9 season with the Giants, he than went on to the Atlanta Falcons, but was not really productive within that organization. The former second-round pick had 7.5 sacks and three forced fumbles with the Falcons in 2013 but only 2.5 sacks last fall, the lowest total since his rookie year.