Osi Umenyiora announces his retirement

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Former star walked away from the game officially Wednesday, but not without one last offer from an NFL team. Umenyiora, 33, did not name the club, but said he turned it down because it wasn't an offer from the -- the only team he wanted to close his career with.NFL Media can confirm the were Sean Taylor Jersey the team that contacted Umenyiora, according to a source who has spoken to the former Giant.So it goes for the pa s rusher, who will finish 49th all-time in sacks with 85, just ahead of legend Howie Long."Either I was going to play for the ," he said, , "or I wasn't going to play football at all."Umenyiora's farewell news conference provided some clarity into his relationship with the and general manager Jerry Reese Clinton Portis Jersey -- a relationship many believed was contentious. The two had some legendary battles over Umenyiora's contract, but both the general manager and Umenyiora said they maintained a close bond all along."People were saying he and I were feuding, and we would be at the Tick-Tock diner on Route 3 (in Clifton, N.J.) having breakfast together," Reese said this Landon Collins Jersey week in a statement released by the team. "I said, 'Let's just meet and have breakfast and talk.' He said, 'Okay.' We went out and had breakfast and talked about everything that was going on. More than anything else, we laughed about how everybody was saying that NFL Washington Commanders Jersey we hate each other."Umenyiora added, "For past three weeks, I've been in negotiations with Jerry Reese. I wanted a two-day contract."The funny thing about Umenyiora's retirement and insistence on only playing for the is that the team could absolutely use him right now given all the uncertainty acro s their defensive line. With the return of defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo Washington Commanders Kids Jersey , he would already know the system.Maybe Reese should consider that two-day deal after all.The latest Podcast and gives its winners and losers from Week 2 of the preseason.

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