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USA Today
17-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
New York Giants great Osi Umenyiora credits Michael Strahan for his NFL success
New York Giants great Osi Umenyiora credits Michael Strahan for his NFL success After selecting Penn State product Abdul Carter in the 2025 NFL draft, the New York Giants have the best defensive line since the days of Super Bowl XLII and Super Bowl XLVI. At least on paper. Of course, the Super Bowl XLII team had a strong defensive line that included Hall of Famer Michael Strahan playing opposite Osi Umenyiora. Umenyiora, who is in the Giants Ring of Honor and is now working to promote the game of football in Africa, recently spoke with The Athletic and discussed the influence his teammate had on his career. "The thing about football, honestly, is, as good as you are, I think that there's some things that people don't truly understand about the game," Umenyiora said. "If I hadn't gone to the New York Giants with Michael Strahan, I wouldn't have been the player that I was. He taught me so much about football that coaches just can't teach you. "There's so many things you learn about the game just by watching other people who are at that level. And so me going into that locker room and seeing Strahan, and seeing some of the things that he was doing, I just couldn't wrap my head around how good he was. And so I had to learn. "And he taught me and then I took so many things from his game and implemented them into my game, and that's what took my game to the next level." Umenyiora and Strahan made for one of the best pass-rush duos in the league at their peak. Umenyiora is sixth on the Giants' list of all-time sack leaders. Umenyiora was drafted in the second round of the 2003 NFL draft and played the better part of his career surrounded by talent on the Giants defensive line. After playing with Strahan for the first five years of his career, Umenyiora continued to play alongside Justin Tuck and Jason Pierre-Paul. The impact that Strahan had on Umenyiora comes as no surprise. In fact, when the Giants drafted Kayvon Thibodeaux in 2022, Strahan was quick to offer his services as a mentor to the rookie. Ideally, the Giants' current defensive line can have the chemistry of Strahan and Umenyiora and lift the rest of their fellow teammates on the defensive line.
The Independent
08-02-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Who are the Super Bowl LIX pundits for ITV and Sky Sports, and how can I listen to Tom Brady?
Super Bowl LIX sees the Kansas City Chiefs chase an unprecedented 'three-peat' as Patrick Mahomes and co. take on the Philadelphia Eagles. Andy Reid's men again led the way in the AFC this season to set up a bid for a third consecutive NFL crown, but face a tough test against a staunch Eagles defence and star-laden offensive unit. The Chiefs beat the Eagles two years ago in Super Bowl LVII and will hope to produce another strong performance on the biggest stage. Television viewers in the United Kingdom will have their choice of broadcaster for the game with Sky Sports and ITV both showing the action live. Fox Sports have the rights to the game in the United States with their primary commentary pairing of Kevin Burkhardt and Tom Brady on the call. Here are the punditry line-ups for both channels: Sky's coverage will be anchored by long-time presenter Neil Reynolds. He will be joined by a three-strong punditry line-up consisting of: Ndamukong Suh Former defensive tackle Suh played for five franchises during his career, finishing up with the Eagles in 2022. Drafted second overall by the Detroit Lions in 2010 after a dominant collegiate career at Nebraska, Suh collected 71.5 sacks in the NFL and was named to the all-decade team for the 2010s. He was part of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Super Bowl LV-winning team, beating the Chiefs to the Lombardi Trophy. Ryan Fitzpatrick Across 17 seasons, Fitzpatrick started at quarterback for nine different NFL teams - a record for the league. Smart, savvy and tough, the former signal-caller has also become a regular analyst for Prime Video's Thursday Night Football in the United States and was also part of Sky's coverage last year. Phoebe Schecter Ex-captain of Great Britain's women's national American football team, Schecter was part of the Buffalo Bills' coaching staff in 2017 and has since become a familiar face on British television coverage of the NFL. ITV's broadcast will be led by the versatile Craig Doyle, a regular on rugby coverage and morning talk shows in the United Kingdom and his native Ireland. Alongside Doyle will be: Osi Umenyiora Two-time Super Bowl champion Umenyiora proved a highly effective pass-rusher for the New York Giants during his playing career. One of only five British-born Super Bowl winners, the 43-year-old has been a stalwart of the BBC and ITV's coverage for nearly a decade. Jason Bell The other half of a Umenyiora/Bell double act that has drawn praise, the ex-cornerback's playing days were more modest than his colleague's but still included stints with the Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans and New York Giants. The energetic Bell appeared on Strictly Come Dancing in 2020 and has worked regularly on Sky Sports over the last few seasons, but reunites with Umenyiora for Super Bowl LIX. How can I watch the Super Bowl in the UK? Free-to-air coverage on ITV1 begins at 10.45pm GMT ahead of an 11.30pm GMT kick off. Subscribers can also watch online on ITVX. Extended coverage on Sky Sports NFL starts early at 2pm to build up to the big game.
The Independent
05-02-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Super Bowl 2025 pundits and commentators for ITV and Sky Sports
Super Bowl LIX sees the Kansas City Chiefs chase an unprecedented 'three-peat' as Patrick Mahomes and co. take on the Philadelphia Eagles. Andy Reid's men again led the way in the AFC this season to set up a bid for a third consecutive NFL crown, but face a tough test against a staunch Eagles defence and star-laden offensive unit. The Chiefs beat the Eagles two years ago in Super Bowl LVII and will hope to produce another strong performance on the biggest stage. Television viewers in the United Kingdom will have their choice of broadcaster for the game with Sky Sports and ITV both showing the action live. Fox Sports have the rights to the game in the United States with their primary commentary pairing of Kevin Burkhardt and Tom Brady on the call. Here are the punditry line-ups for both channels: Sky's coverage will be anchored by long-time presenter Neil Reynolds. He will be joined by a three-strong punditry line-up consisting of: Ndamukong Suh Former defensive tackle Suh played for five franchises during his career, finishing up with the Eagles in 2022. Drafted second overall by the Detroit Lions in 2010 after a dominant collegiate career at Nebraska, Suh collected 71.5 sacks in the NFL and was named to the all-decade team for the 2010s. He was part of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Super Bowl LV-winning team, beating the Chiefs to the Lombardi Trophy. Ryan Fitzpatrick Across 17 seasons, Fitzpatrick started at quarterback for nine different NFL teams - a record for the league. Smart, savvy and tough, the former signal-caller has also become a regular analyst for Prime Video's Thursday Night Football in the United States and was also part of Sky's coverage last year. Phoebe Schecter Ex-captain of Great Britain's women's national American football team, Schecter was part of the Buffalo Bills' coaching staff in 2017 and has since become a familiar face on British television coverage of the NFL. ITV's broadcast will be led by the versatile Craig Doyle, a regular on rugby coverage and morning talk shows in the United Kingdom and his native Ireland. Alongside Doyle will be: Osi Umenyiora Two-time Super Bowl champion Umenyiora proved a highly effective pass-rusher for the New York Giants during his playing career. One of only five British-born Super Bowl winners, the 43-year-old has been a stalwart of the BBC and ITV's coverage for nearly a decade. Jason Bell The other half of a Umenyiora/Bell double act that has drawn praise, the ex-cornerback's playing days were more modest than his colleague's but still included stints with the Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans and New York Giants. The energetic Bell appeared on Strictly Come Dancing in 2020 and has worked regularly on Sky Sports over the last few seasons, but reunites with Umenyiora for Super Bowl LIX. How can I watch the Super Bowl in the UK? Free-to-air coverage on ITV1 begins at 10.45pm GMT ahead of an 11.30pm GMT kick off. Subscribers can also watch online on ITVX. Extended coverage on Sky Sports NFL starts early at 2pm to build up to the big game.
