Lesean McCoy In Verbal Battle With Osi Umenyiora
This whole thing is getting too good. Not being a huge fan of Twitter, I missed some of the early part of the growing fued between former Pitt star Lesean McCoy and New York Giants lineman Osi Umenyiora. But the fued is gaining steam and it's actually turning into something pretty amusing - considering both play in the same division and as offensive/defensive players, will run into each other quite a bit.
In case you missed it, Shady lobbed the first shot via Twitter that Osi was'overrated n soft.'
That, as expected, didn't sit too well with ol' Osi, who has since gone all Donald Trump vs. Rosie O'Donnell on Shady:
Umenyiora referred the Eagles running back as "Lady Gaga" and "she" one day after McCoy tweeted that the Giants defensive end is "soft" and "overrated" and the third best defensive lineman on the Giants.
"I refer to him as she because that is something that a woman would do," Umenyiora told ESPNNewYork.com by telephone on Friday. "You can sit over there and be a Twitter gangster all you want to but on the football field is where you are supposed to address these types of things."
But Umenyiora was just getting started and apparently the two haven't liked each other for a while.
Osi added:
"I have always referred to him as that because he is woman," Umenyiora explained. "We have a lot of animosity toward each other personally and on the football field is where I thought it was left. But he has decided to take it off the football field and say some things that I just have no respect for."
"Whenever a guy like an Andy Reid or a Michael Vick or a Jason Peters, whenever they come out and say some things like that, that might hurt me," Umenyiora added. "But a guy like LeSean McCoy, he's a nobody. He just needs to be quiet."
Oh yeah, and this, too:
"That little Chihuahua or poodle in the backfield; he doesn’t have to block me," Umenyiora said. "If you have something to say, say it man to man; you can't be a Twitter gangster. That's easy to do, trying to be a tough guy. Say it to my face, and we'll see what happens."
Seriously, though - for Shady to call someone out on Twitter for being soft just sounds like an immature thing to do. And for Osi to react the way he did ... well, I think almost anyone else in that situation would have.
But the bigger issue is, of course, that this is all hilarious. That's all I got. Even people who aren't fans of either team will be paying a little more attention to those Division games.
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While I don’t agree with the fashion in which McCoy made his comments I kind of agree.
I think anyone could argue at least that Tuck and Kiwanuka are better based off of their play and Osi may be 4th best if Pierre Paul emerges…
Then again I am a Eagles fan, so I am just a little biased
by Brennan Linn on Jun 19, 2025 8:13 PM EDT reply actions
Hahaha, yeah, I think Osi might be taking this a bit harder than he should be. Perhaps he, too, thinks he’s only third best.
Thank you Ned Colletti.
by ryebr3ad on Jun 19, 2025 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Fascinating to me
That they’ll suit up twice against each other. A lot of times when this stuff happens, it’s like a wide receiver talking about another team’s running back in another conference or something.
by CardiacHill on Jun 19, 2025 10:49 PM EDT reply actions
Just that, a lot of times it’s players talking smack about someone they’ll never actually face on the field (i.e. Peyton Manning/Mike Vanderjagt, Terrell Owens/Donovan McNabb, Terry Bradshaw/Ben Roethlisberger, etc.
Will be interesting to see them square off against each other, offense vs. defense, twice a year. With Osi on the d-line, they should run into each other a lot.
by CardiacHill on Jun 19, 2025 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
And Osi will win that battle most of the time. Gotta give it to Shady — he’s either brave or stupid.
Thank you Ned Colletti.
by ryebr3ad on Jun 20, 2025 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Are you sure about that???
While I am not a NY fan I do watch my eagles play them twice a year….
Justin Tuck had 80 tackles last year, Osi had 40, and Kiwanuka was on IR cause of a herniated disc. Oh and Pierre Paul had basically the same #‘s as Osi. So I don’t know what you’re talking about, Osi is only mad because he really is 3rd of 4th best on that team. McCoy called a spade a spade there’s nothing stupid about it. The proof is in the pudding.
Thanks.
by Brennan Linn on Jun 20, 2025 6:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Perhaps your reading comprehension is your third best trait.
My point is, calling out a D-Lineman when one of Shady’s jobs is to stand back and block said D-Lineman is a good way to get hurt. Shady is either brave (meaning he knows what he’s doing and won’t back down) or stupid (meaning he doesn’t realize that pissing off a guy twice his size is gonna hurt twice a year).
Thank you Ned Colletti.
by ryebr3ad on Jun 21, 2025 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions

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