Osi Umenyiora is a two-time Super Bowl winning defensive end with the New York Giants and a two-time winner in the prestigious Royal Television Society Awards for his work on BBC Television in the UK.
Born in north London, Osi moved with his parents to Nigeria at the age of eight, before settling in the US as a teenager and discovering American football. He played college football at Troy University and was selected by the Giants in the second round of the 2003 NFL draft. During 10 seasons with the Giants, he was selected to two Pro Bowls, was named an All-Pro in 2005 and won Super Bowls XLII and XLVI after the 2007 and 2011 seasons. He spent his final two seasons at the Atlanta Falcons, finishing his career with 85 sacks, including a Giants-record six in a single game against the Philadelphia Eagles.
In 2015, he returned to London, becoming an NFL Ambassador and working as an analyst for BBC TV’s coverage of the NFL. He co-hosts “The Jason & Osi Podcast” and co-presents for the NFL Show on ITV, both with fellow NFL alum, Jason Bell. He has twice been named as Best Sports/Presenter/Analyst in the Royal Television Society Awards (2017 and 2019) and was named as Sports Pundit of the Year for 2018 in the Sports Journalists’ Association Broadcast Awards. He also created, and continues to oversee, the International Pathway Program (IPP) and the NFL Academy.
In 2021 Osi founded scouting camps in Nigeria which focus on finding talent for the IPP and The Academy for the NFL in both the US and UK, respectively. The camps, through his program The Uprise, have continued to expand across Africa annually. In 2021 he also created and spearheaded the creation of NFL Africa, which he continues to run.
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