TRANSACTIONS:

-           Originally a 2nd round (56th pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2003.

GIANTS NOTES:

-           Set an individual team record with 6 sacks vs. Philadelphia (9/23/07) which surpassed the old record of 4.5 sacks by Pepper Johnson at Tampa Bay on Nov. 24, 1991.
-           Umenyiora has led the Giants in sacks each of the last 4 seasons with 7.0 in 2004, 14.5 in 2005, 6.0 in 2006 and 13.0 in 2007. He is the first Giant to top the team in sacks 4 years in a row since Lawrence Taylor led the Giants 5 consecutive seasons from 1986-90. Michael Strahan was No. 1 in sacks each season from 1995-98, but shared the 1996 lead with Chad Bratzke.
-            Was voted to the Pro Bowl following the 2005 and 2007 seasons.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

-           Has played in 72 regular season games with 51 starts and started all 6 postseason games in which he’s played at defensive right end…He has recorded 238 tackles (164 solo), 41.5 sacks, 9 passes defensed, 14 forced fumbles and 8 fumble recoveries.
-           In 2007, started all 16 regular season games and 4 postseason games at right defensive end…Led the team in sacks for the 4th consecutive season with 13.0 sacks…Recorded 53 tackles (33 solo), 13 sacks for 87 yards, 2 pass defensed, 5 forced fumbles and 2 fumble recoveries…Was twice named NFC Defensive Player of the Week and was voted to the Pro Bowl for the 2nd time in his career…Added 10 tackles (7 solo) and a fumble recovery in the playoffs.
-           Set a Giants record with 6.0 sacks vs. Philadelphia (9/30). The old record of 4.5 sacks was set by Pepper Johnson at Tampa Bay on Nov. 24, 1991. The NFL record of 7.0 sacks was set by the late Derrick Thomas for Kansas City against Seattle on Nov. 11, 1990. Umenyiora is tied for 2nd in league history with San Francisco’s Fred Dean (6.0 sacks vs. New Orleans on No. 13, 1983) and Thomas (6.0 sacks vs., Oakland on Sept. 6, 1998)…His previous career high was 2.0 sacks, which he previously accomplished 6.0 times, most recently on Oct. 15, 2006 at Atlanta…He had entered the game with no sacks in 2007 and just 1 sack in his last 8 games dating back to 2006 – not counting his sack in the Giants’ postseason loss to Philadelphia…In addition to his 6 sacks, he also forced 2 fumbles and had 4 QB hurries…Contributed to a defense that set a team record for sacks with 12…The previous Giants record was 9 sacks, which they accomplished 3 times. Two of the three games were at home against the Eagles, most recently on Aug. 31, 1997. They also had nine sacks on Dec. 6, 1987 against Philadelphia and Dec. 14, 1986 vs. the St. Louis Cardinals…Was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week.
-           Finished with 4 solo tackles, 1 sack, 3 QB hurries and 3 QB hits vs. the Jets (10/7)…Recorded his 7th sack of the season when he dropped Chad Pennington for a 7-yard loss in the 4th quarter.
-           Had 3 tackles (2 solo), 1 sack, 2 QB hits, 1 forced fumble and 2 fumble recoveries vs. San Francisco (10/21)…Scored the Giants’ 3rd touchdown of the game when he sacked Trent Dilfer for a 10-yard loss, forced a fumble that he recovered and returned 75 yards for a score in the 3rd quarter. It was the longest fumble return for a touchdown by a Giant since Sept. 9, 1984, when linebacker Andy Headen brought one back 81 yards in a victory over Dallas…It was the 2nd touchdown of Umenyiora’s career. He scored on a 50-yard fumble return at Baltimore on Dec. 12, 2004…Umenyiora’s touchdown was the 2nd via fumble return for the Giants in 2007; Linebacker Kawika Mitchell scored on a 17-yard return vs. Philadelphia on Sept. 30…The performance earned Umenyiora his 2nd Player of the Week award in 2007.
-            Posted his second 2-sack game of the season vs. Minnesota (11/25)…Also had sacks each of the next 2 games, at Chicago (12/2) and at Philadelphia (12/9)…Contributed 6 tackles (4 solo) and a 10-yard sack in the Giants’ playoff-clinching victory at Buffalo (12/23).
-            Made a big contribution in Super Bowl XLII vs. New England (2/3), with 3 tackles (2 solo), 2 QB hurries and a team-high 5 QB hits. Also recovered a Tom Brady fumble after the quarterback was hit by Justin Tuck and lost the ball in the 2nd quarter...Tackled RB Laurence Maroney for losses of 3 yards in the 2nd quarter and 2 yards in the 3rd quarter.
-           In 2006, started all 11 regular season games in which he played and the NFC Wild Card Game at right defensive end…Led the team with 6.0 sacks despite missing 5 games with a strained hip flexor. It was the 3rd season in a row that Umenyiora was the Giants’ sack leader…Finished the season with 39 tackles (27 solo), 16 QB hurries, 12 QB hits, 1 pass defensed and 1 forced fumble.
-           Contributed 4 tackles, 1 sack and 3 QB hurries in the NFC Wild Card game at Philadelphia (1/7/07).
-           Finished with 6 tackles (5 solo), 1 sack, 2 QB hits and a pass defensed vs. New Orleans (12/24)…Recorded his team-high 6th sack of the season when he dropped Drew Brees for a 9-yard loss in the 3rd quarter.
-           Had 5 tackles (4 solo), 2 sacks and a forced fumble at Atlanta (10/15)…Stopped Warrick Dunn for a 1-yard loss in the 1st quarter…Sacked Michael Vick for a 9-yard loss in the 1st quarter…Stuffed Dunn for a 1-yard loss in the 2nd quarter…Recorded his 2nd sack of Vick when he stripped the ball for a 6-yard loss in the 4th quarter.
-           Finished with 3 solo tackles and a sack at Philadelphia (9/17)…Stopped Brian Westbrook for no gain in the 1st quarter…Dropped Donovan McNabb for a 6-yard loss in the 4th quarter.
-           In 2005, started all 16 regular season games and the NFC Wild Card Game vs. Carolina at right defensive end…Finished with 70 tackles (49 solo), 14.5 sacks, 3 passes defensed, 4 forced fumbles and 2 fumble recoveries
-           His 14.5 sacks placed him 1st in the NFC and 2nd in the NFL and was highest total by a Giants player other than Michael Strahan since Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor had 15 in 1989.
-           That season, Umenyiora and Strahan combined for 26 sacks, the most by any pair of NFL teammates.
-           Umenyiora was selected to his 1st Pro Bowl and was named 1st-team All-Pro by both the Associated Press and Pro Football Weekly and was selected the NFL’s Most Improved Player by Pro Football Weekly.
-           Umenyiora and Strahan became the 1st tandem of defensive ends from the same team to go to the Pro Bowl together since Jason Taylor and Trace Armstrong of the Miami Dolphins in 2000.
-           Finished with 5 tackles (4 solo), 2 sacks and a forced fumble at Oakland (12/31)…Dropped Kerry Collins for a 12-yard loss in the 2nd quarter and recorded his 2nd sack of the game in the 4th quarter when he stripped Collins of the ball for a 9-yard loss.
-           Had 8 tackles (7 solo), 2 sacks and a forced fumble at Seattle (11/27)…Sacked Matt Hasselbeck for an 8-yard loss and stripped him of the ball and dropped him for a 4-yard loss, all in the 2nd quarter.
-           Finished with 9 tackles (4 solo) and 2 sacks vs. Minnesota (11/13)…Picked up his 7th and 8th sacks of the season when he dropped Brad Johnson for a pair of 4-yard losses.
-           In 2004, played in 16 games with 7 starts at defensive right end…Led the team with 7 sacks, 4 fumble recoveries (including 1 he returned for a touchdown) and 3 forced fumbles along with 58 tackles (42 solo) and 3 passes defensed.
-           Recorded 9 tackles, 1 sack and a forced fumble vs. Dallas (1/2)… Sacked Vinny Testaverde and forced a fumble in the 4th quarter that was recovered by Reggie Torbor and led to Tiki Barber’s 3-yard touchdown reception.
-           Finished with a career-high 13 tackles and a sack vs. Pittsburgh (12/18)…Sacked Ben Roethlisberger for a 2-yard loss in the 3rd quarter.
-           Did not start at Baltimore (12/12), but recorded 4 tackles, a half-sack, 2 passes defensed and a fumble recovery. Scored the 1st touchdown of his career when he recovered a Kyle Boller fumble that was forced by a Reggie Torbor sack and returned it 50 yards in the 2nd quarter.
-           Played in 13 games with 1 start as a rookie in 2003...Playing time increased late in the season because of injuries suffered by defensive linemen…Finished with 19 tackles (15 solo), 1 sack and one special teams tackle in rookie season.
-           Set up all 3 Giants touchdowns in season finale against Carolina (12/28), the first 2 with blocked punts and the third with a sack and forced fumble that was recovered for a score by Keith Washington. Umenyiora’s feat was the first time the Giants blocked 2 punts in 1 game since Oct. 9, 1943 against the Phil-Pitt Steagles, a team made up of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia players during World War II. Named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week. He finished with 4 tackles (1 solo) and a sack for a loss of 17 yards.

COLLEGE:

-           Started 46 of 48 games for the Trojans, recording 276 tackles (129 solo) with 25 sacks for minus-140 yards, 39 stops for losses of 168 yards, 71 quarterback pressures, 7 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries and a pass deflection.
-           His 25 sacks rank 7th in school history.
-           As a senior, was named All-America honorable mention and All-Independent 1st team selection by The NFL Draft Report.
-           Started every game at right defensive end, recording 57 tackles (35 solo) with 3 forced fumbles.
-           Set school records with 43 quarterback pressures and 16 sacks for minus 81 yards.

OFF-THE-FIELD ACTIVITY:

-           Made a holiday visit to the Mother Hale Learning Center in NYC, giving presents to the kids.
-           Led kids through football drills at the NFL’s “Play 60” Youth Football Festival in Central Park.

PERSONAL:

-           Son of John and Ijgoma Umenyiora.
-           Attended Auburn (AL) High.
-           This past offseason, Umenyiora was made a chief in the Nigerian village of Okbunike when he visited there.
-           Umenyiora, who spent the first 7 years of his life in London, lived with his family in Nigeria from the ages of 7-14.
-           Born on Nov. 16, 1981 in London, England.