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Umenyiora still wondering if he’ll return to play for Giants next season

New York Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora made the rounds on several radio shows and networks Monday, saying he’s unsure where his football future will be played out.

“I can see it going either way,” he said to ESPN Radio. “I can see where they (the Giants) would keep me, I can see where they would trade me, because it makes sense both ways. So hopefully things will work out in my interest I’d love to stay but at the end of the day, I understand it’s a business and hopefully things will work out.”

By “work out,” Umenyiora no doubt means he’ll be given a new contract by the Giants or traded to a team that will give him one. He has one year remaining on his contract with the Giants and is due just under $4 million. For a player with his production – he had nine sacks in nine games in 2011, missing seven games because of knee and ankle injuries – that’s a value even if he is not a “starting” player.