EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Two-time Pro Bowler Osi Umenyiora says the New York Giants made a good move by taking fellow defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul in the NFL draft.
In an e-mail to The Associated Press Umenyiora says Pierre-Paul’s selection won’t affect him because the best players will play, and he intends to be one of the NFL’s top ends next season.
Umenyiora writes: “I’m not unhappy at all.”
In the second half of last season Umenyiora said he was unhappy with his playing time. He admits Friday that he believed he might be traded if the Giants drafted a defensive end. Umenyiora says he no longer feels that way, noting general manager Jerry Reese said as much minutes after the team took Pierre-Paul.
