New York Giants
Mathias Kiwanuka - #94 - LB
| Status | Active |
| Height/Weight | 6' 5"/ 267 lbs. |
| Birthday | 03/08/1983 |
| Birthplace | Indianapolis, IN |
| College | Boston College |
| Years played | 8 |
| Drafted | 2006, 1st round, 32nd pick by Giants |
2012 STATS
| Tack | FF | Int |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | 0 | 0 |
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Giants DE Kiwanuka out vs. Bears
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PLAYER NEWS
The New York Giants have signed Kiwanuka to a three-year contract extension. Kiwanuka will earn more than $21 million, including an $8.5 million signing bonus, under terms of the deal, which was posted on the NFL Players Association website. He base salary will only be $950,000 next season but his salaries over the final three years will be $2.95 million, $4.375 million and $4.775 million. The deal also includes incentives.|||||||
The Super Bowl champions announced the deal Friday, a day after they signed veteran defensive tackle Shaun Rogers. The 29-year-old Kiwanuka appeared in all 20 games last season, playing strongside linebacker on first and second downs and as a lineman in passing situations. The seven-year veteran finished fourth on the team with 81 tackles, 3 1/2 sacks, 13 tackles for losses, nine quarterback hits, an interception, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery.
Kiwanuka has been ruled out for Week 5 against the Houston Texans.|||||||
Kiwanuka remains out of action as he continues to deal with a bulging disc.
The New York Giants have placed Kiwanuka on injured reserve with a neck injury.|||||||
Kiwanuka, who was having an outstanding season with four sacks in the first three games, was diagnosed with a cervical disk problem earlier this month and has not played the last four games. The Giants hoped Kiwanuka, whose contract expires after this season, would respond to treatment and be able to play again this season, but doctors recently told him to shut it down.
Kiwanuka is giving up his motorcycle. The New York Giants defensive end has decided to end his riding days in the wake of a motorcycle accident that seriously injured his older brother about 10 days ago in Indianapolis.|||||||
Kiwanuka was riding on a separate motorcycle at the time of the accident and did not fall. "You go through something like that and you realize how much of a gift life is and how short it can be," Kiwanuka said. "(You) just try to make better decisions and for me, in the position I was in watching that and knowing what I have left to do, not in just football but on this Earth, it's enough to wake you up and realize there are better ways to have fun."
Indianapolis police say the brother of Kiwanuka has been critically injured in a motorcycle accident on the city's northwest side.|||||||
Police say the Kiwanuka brothers were riding separate motorcycles at high speed on Lafayette Road on Friday when a car pulled out of an apartment complex and 32-year-old Benedict Kiwanuka struck it. Police say he was thrown about 100 feet and was taken to a hospital in critical condition.
