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Defensive end Osi Umenyiora and the New York Giants have not been able to come up with a new contract so the team has given his agent permission to look for a possible trade partner.
Umenyiora, who was part of the Giants run to winning Super Bowl 42 has not been pleased with the process in which his contract talks have taken place. In an interview with the Associated Press Umenyiora said "...What really annoys me is the hypocrisy of people clamoring for my head for asking for a new deal or to be traded."
Umenyiora is referring to a conversation he had with GM Jerry Reese in which he wanted to be paid like a top five defensive end if he were a still playing at a high level or be trade to a team that would.
The two time pro-bowler understands a player's career in the NFL is fickle with the departure of Shaun O'Hara and Rich Seubert and also coming off of hip surgery last season.
He met with Reese and head coach Tom Coughlin over the weekend and said progress was made.
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