Umenyiora needs season-ending surgery

Giants' Umenyiora requires season-ending knee surgery


NFL.com Wire Reports

The New York Giants' Osi Umenyiora needs season-ending knee surgery, NFL Network's Adam Schefter is reporting. The Pro Bowl defensive end has a torn MCL.
Umenyiora injured his left knee in the second quarter of the New York Giants' preseason game against the New York Jets.

Osi Umenyiora, DE
New York Giants
Height: 6-3
Weight: 261
College: Troy State
Experience: 5


Umenyiora started all 16 games last season and had 52 tackles and a team-high 13 sacks. He added seven tackles in the Giants' run to the Super Bowl.
The Giants are a bit thin at defensive end this season with the retirement of seven-time Pro Bowler Michael Strahan. Tuck has replaced Strahan. New York also signed veteran Renaldo Wynn in the offseason.
With Umenyiora sidelined, the Giants could move strongside linebacker Mathias Kiwanuka back to defensive end. He was switched to linebacker last year so the team could put its best 11 players on the field.
"You are always concerned any time a player like that goes down," Kiwanuka said. "That's not good. We know the type of player he is and if he can come back he will. But we have the personnel to step up in his absence."
Kiwanuka sidestepped moving back to defensive end, saying that decision is up to the team.
Information from the Associated Press was included in this report

this makes the eagles chances of finishing 1st in their division a lot easier

yah thts true fudgy yah!!

Fudgy dont forget about them nfc east champs . You may think it gunna be easier but dont be so quick to judge yet. They still most likely will try and get micheal back for one more year over this.

we are still going to finish first u no tht madden 2k5


E-A-G-L-E-S.........EAGLES!!!!

Ya right....Just like you did last year. Mcnabb is just a injury waiting to happen again. I mean seriously you know it, and he cant move as good as he use to either. i hope yalls rookie wr can help alot because curtis will be out awhile and i was hearing brown was having the same problems as curtis was so that not good.

u just wait intill the playoffs...TO will be sitting on his couch watching the philadelphia eagles playing in the superbowl on his 72 inch flat screen

That sucks for the Giants. Dallas has a good shot at the division this year.

Its ok bro. I mean hell I understand making it to the playoff's and etc as much as the eagles have in the last ten years but not winning the big game is just as bad. I hope Mcnabb can hold his lunch next time he makes it to the biggest game of all lol.

wow, huge blow for the giants!