T-Rock's Take on the Giants

Defensive end Osi Umenyiora, who hinted at a possible holdout for a new contract when he spoke at the end of the season, said he has decided not to pursue that negotiating tactic and will honor his current contract. Umenyiora said that while it is difficult for him to watch players he considers of lesser value than him earn more money than he does, he believes the Giants will take care of him when the time is right -- whether that is next year, the year after, or further down the line.

Umenyiora, who hasn't been participating in voluntary team workouts, was speaking today at an event in Central Park for NFL Play 60, a program that tries to get kids off the couch and into athletic endeavors for 60 minutes a day. Michael Strahan was supposed to show up for the event, too, but he backed out at the last second.

One surprise who did show up, however, was Brett Favre. He didn't speak with reporters and didn't play flag football with the kids like Umenyiora did. But he did take advantage of the, um, facilities. It was certainly odd to see Favre step into one of the port-a-potties set up in the park.

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By the way, Osi spoke about the retirement decision facing fellow DE Michael Strahan.

"I talked to him after the season and I thought he was going to retire. I talked to him a month ago and I thought he was coming back. And then I talked to him maybe a week ago and I thought he was going to retire. It just changes day to day with Michael," Umenyiora said.