If Justin Tuck had concerns about Osi Umenyiora coming back from knee surgery, they ended the first day the two entered the weight room for the New York Giants' voluntary offseason program.
Umenyiora promptly declared he was the stronger man.
Tuck laughs telling the story, knowing that’s how the defensive linemen push themselves, by challenging each other.
When asked who really was stronger, Tuck admitted it was Umenyiora, at least for now.
“He calls himself the king right now, and me the prince,” Tuck said Tuesday after the Giants held another voluntary practice at Giants Stadium. “But he has had six months of training and I had six months of being beat up.”
Looking at Umenyiora, there is no doubt that he’s happy to be back at work.
The defensive end tore the lateral meniscus in his left knee in a preseason game against the Jets, sidelining him for the year. He said Tuesday his knee is at 99 percent and he will be ready for the start of training camp in July.
03-24-2009, 09:10 PM
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