Two-time Pro Bowl defensive end Osi Umenyiora of the New York Giants had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Friday and will probably miss the season opener on Sept. 11.
“It was better to do it now as opposed to midseason,” Umenyiora said in a statement.
Umenyiora has been a headline all summer, as he did not report to training camp with the team after the lockout because he was unhappy with his contract.
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Washington 16, at Indianapolis 3: John Beck made a strong statement in his bid to be the Redskins starting quarterback, going 14 for 17 for 140 yards with no passes intercepted.
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Former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor could appeal the five-game suspension levied against him by the NFL should he be chosen in next week’s supplemental draft. … New York Jets wide receiver Plaxico Burress will make his playing debut for his new team Sunday. … NFL spokesperson Greg Aiello said the Detroit Lions cannot use their sixth-round pick Monday because of their pending punishment for tampering with former Kansas City Chiefs safety Jarrad Page. The Lions can, however, use next year’s seventh-round choice if they agree to forfeit their sixth-round selection. … Negotiators for the NFL and the players’ union will meet with anti-doping experts next week as they try to reach an agreement on HGH testing before the start of the season, people familiar with the negotiations told the Associated Press. … In an Aug. 16 story about a sexual abuse case against NFL defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth, the AP erroneously reported that a hotel security guard stated in an affidavit that he was offered money to testify in the case by a man the alleged victim introduced as her attorney. According to the affidavit, the guard said only that he was offered money by a man he assumed was an attorney or someone else representing the accuser’s interests. The reference to an attorney being introduced by the alleged victim appeared in a separate affidavit filed by a private investigator working for Haynesworth’s legal team.
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