Still with unhappiness, the New York Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora took part in the team’s offseason workout on Thursday. But his attitude on his role for the next season did not seem changed. It could be guessed from his refusal to comment on the matter.
With a lingering hip injury, Umenyiora has insisted that he wants the starting job, otherwise he would like to retire or put on another team’s NFL jersey through a trade. The seven-year veteran upset general manager Jerry Reese and coach Tom Coughlin by wondering aloud whether he had played his final game as a Giant and saying he wanted to be guaranteed a starting job, which Coughlin refused to do.
Starting 11 games last season, Umenyiora had 45 tackles and a team high seven sacks. However, he missed the entire 2008 season after suffering a major injury to his left knee in a preseason game against the New York Jets. Although he insisted all last season that the surgically repaired knee caused no more problems, it’s just reasonable for the team to concern with his physical condition.
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Redskins know what DT Haynesworth wants to do in offseason
According to recent reports, the Washington Redskins defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth plans not to participate in the team’s offseason workouts. The suspect was mainly caused by Haynesworth’s absence since his appearance at the start of Redskins’ offseason program last Monday.
Per the reports, Haynesworth showed up for orientation but missed the remainder of the week, and it seems no one knows the reason for his absence or whether he was allowed to miss team’s activities. Well, actually, the team knows. According to people with knowledge of the situation, the Redskins were aware of the player’s plans and they just let it go because it’s no secret about how the two-time All-Pro tackle feels about the team’s switch from 4-3 defense to 3-4 scheme.
It has been said that the Redskins and defensive coordinator Jim Haslett would like to have Haynesworth play multiple roles at both nose tackle and defensive end, and Haynesworth has made it clear that he would protest his role in the new scheme and skipping the workouts is just one of the methods. When he would wear back the Redskins jersey will thus depend on how the discussion between the two sides would go on.
Per the reports, Haynesworth showed up for orientation but missed the remainder of the week, and it seems no one knows the reason for his absence or whether he was allowed to miss team’s activities. Well, actually, the team knows. According to people with knowledge of the situation, the Redskins were aware of the player’s plans and they just let it go because it’s no secret about how the two-time All-Pro tackle feels about the team’s switch from 4-3 defense to 3-4 scheme.
It has been said that the Redskins and defensive coordinator Jim Haslett would like to have Haynesworth play multiple roles at both nose tackle and defensive end, and Haynesworth has made it clear that he would protest his role in the new scheme and skipping the workouts is just one of the methods. When he would wear back the Redskins jersey will thus depend on how the discussion between the two sides would go on.
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