Giants DE Osi Umenyiora Fires Agent In Midst Of Contract Squabble

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Unable to get a new contract or a trade to another team to this point, Osi Umenyiora has parted ways with his agent of five years, Tony Agnone, Mike Garafolo of the Newark Star-Ledger reports. In an email to the Star-Ledger, the Giants' two-time Pro Bowl defensive end confirmed what Liz Mullen of Sports Business Journal was picking up on when she noted on Wednesday Agnone was no longer listed on the NFL Players Association's website as being Umenyiora's agent. Agnone told Mullen he hadn't received a termination notice but Umenyiora claims he's fired Agnone. "Fired is too harsh a word," Umenyiora wrote, though he made it clear that's what's occurred. "I just came to the conclusion that this situation I don't think he can help me with." "I have no agent currently," he wrote, "and I'm not really looking for one."

Source: The Redzone