Giants' Umenyiora fined $20,000 for media no show

[Moose135]

$20,000 for not interviewing???

It would probably cost him less for a late hit on Brady Sunday night...

[afan56]

this fine seems pretty steep to me, why is this media thing so important...

I think it is extremely important to the league and promoters and advertisers while it is a pain to the players who get paid to plat. But a smart player could use it to gain off the field popularity and more money. IMHO.

[jimmyz]

this fine seems pretty steep to me, why is this media thing so important...

I think it is extremely important to the league and promoters and advertisers while it is a pain to the players who get paid to plat. But a smart player could use it to gain off the field popularity and more money. IMHO.

I think that might be the case for a guy like Linval Joseph who is little known but I seriously doubt it would positively affect Osi or give him any kind of boost.

[Jaime]

Nobody else was confused by the timeframe.
I think Osi tried some star power maneuver & got caught with his pants down. $20K fine sets the bar for others to follow. Why dis your Team on the biggest of stages? This is the typical unprofessional behavior that we've come to expect from this jamoke(?).

[McGIANTS]

I agree that $20,000 is a bit steep for missing an interview. I also think it's ridiculous how many interviews the players have to do the week leading up to the biggest game of the year. They should all have one press conference and then focus on football. Just my opinion.

[MightyGiants]

What I can't figure out is that Osi wasn't at his home or apartment.  He is staying with the rest of the team.   How did he not notice all of them leaving?

[vette]

What I can't figure out is that Osi wasn't at his home or apartment.  He is staying with the rest of the team.   How did he not notice all of them leaving?

Exactly my question.

[BlueMoshik]

What I can't figure out is that Osi wasn't at his home or apartment.  He is staying with the rest of the team.   How did he not notice all of them leaving?

He stepped outside for a smoke and when he came back in he figured everyone just took a break...

[MightyGiants]

“We had just went through the whole Media Day the day before so I wasn’t sure that this was mandatory, so I went to hang out with my family,” Umenyiora said. “It was a mistake—a costly one—but a mistake nonetheless.”

http://blogs.northjersey.com/blogs/trueblue/osi_on_missing_media_session_honest_mistake/

[Gmo11]

Apparently he was with his family at the time.  Again, this is a non-issue.