| Tom Coughlin Backs Giants DE Osi Umenyiora | | |
Giants head coach Tom Coughlin voiced support for troubled defensive end Osi Umenyiora one day after he complained that he had played only about five downs — Coughlin said it was more — and said he wondered if the game, the team’s last at Giants Stadium, might be his last in a Giants uniform. “He’s very much in our plans,” Coughlin said. “He’s a very important asset to our team.” Coughlin said that he did not speak with Umenyiora on Monday but that Umenyiora was part of a leadership council meeting that Coughlin convened with team elders to try to discover the cause of the Giants’ inconsistent play this season. Coughlin seemed intent on stressing how much he respected Umenyiora, who missed last season after knee surgery. “He is a very, very good football player,” Coughlin said. “Always has been. Great pride. Certainly he does an exceptional job of getting after the passer.”
Source: New York Times
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