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Umenyiora fined for missing interview

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New York Giants Osi Umenyiora speaks to the media during Super Bowl media day prior to Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis on January 31, 2012. The Giants will face the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI on February 5. UPI/Kevin Dietsch
New York Giants Osi Umenyiora speaks to the media during Super Bowl media day prior to Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis on January 31, 2012. The Giants will face the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI on February 5. UPI/Kevin Dietsch 
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Published: Feb. 1, 2012 at 6:34 PM

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- New York Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora was slapped with a $20,000 fine for missing a pre-Super Bowl media appointment, the team said Wednesday.

Umenyiora wasn't present Wednesday for a mandatory 45-minute interview session, for which he apologized.

The player said he "misunderstood the schedule," adding, "It won't happen again and I will be at tomorrow's media session and available after the game."

Umenyiora was with the Giants in Indianapolis as they prepared for Sunday's Super Bowl against the New England Patriots.

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