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Osi Umenyiora #72
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Position: Defensive end
Girlfriend History: Osi is dating Sleita Ebanks, one of the Victoria’s Secret Angels. She was previously engaged to Nick Cannon, now Mariah Carey’s husband.
Born: November 16, 1981
Hometown: Osi lived in London until he was 7-years-old, then in Nigeria until he was 14 when the family moved to Auburn, Alabama where he started playing football
College: Troy State
Career Detail: Drafted in the 2nd round, 56th pick overall, in the 2003 draft
Nickname: “Osi", his full name is Ositadinma which means “from today things will be good” in Igbo
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Position: Defensive end
Girlfriend History: Osi is dating Sleita Ebanks, one of the Victoria’s Secret Angels. She was previously engaged to Nick Cannon, now Mariah Carey’s husband.
Born: November 16, 1981
Hometown: Osi lived in London until he was 7-years-old, then in Nigeria until he was 14 when the family moved to Auburn, Alabama where he started playing football
College: Troy State
Career Detail: Drafted in the 2nd round, 56th pick overall, in the 2003 draft
Nickname: “Osi", his full name is Ositadinma which means “from today things will be good” in Igbo
Did You Know?
- Osi excelled in high school and graduated when we was 16 (New York Daily News, January 13, 2008)
- He is one of three British-born players to have won the Super Bowl.The others are Scott McCready and his teammate, Lawrence Tynes. (All Voices, January 30, 2008)
- Osi and Cowboys linebacker DeMarcus Ware are childhood friends. They rode the school bus together, played two years in high school together, played another two in college and played against each other in the NFC divisional playoff in January 2008. They both made the Pro Bowl and during the season had a sack competition. DeWare won the bet 15-14, so Osi had to buy him dinner every night during the Pro Bowl week in 2008. (New York Daily News, January 13, 2008)
- Umenyiora was made a chief in the Nigerian village of Okbunike when he visited there in 2007 (Sports Illustrated, January 29, 2008)
Player Facts:
- In his fourth game of the 2007 season, he set a Giants franchise record by recording six sacks against the Philadelphia Eagles (New York Giants)
- He has been selected to the Pro Bowl twice (2005, 2007), was an All-Pro selection in 2005, and a Super Bowl champion (XLII) (New York Giants)
- In a 2008 preseason game, Osi suffered a torn meniscus and will be out for the rest of the season