D-Line Coach · LinePlay-verified
Osi Umenyiora✓
Founder, The Uprise / NFL Africa Ambassador
Accra, Ghana
Two-time Super Bowl champion DE (NY Giants) and the NFL’s lead ambassador for Africa. Co-founded The Uprise in 2020, running talent-ID camps across the continent that have already produced NFL signees, and spearheads the NFL Africa camp in Accra. A program builder more than a position coach.
Osi Umenyiora chased quarterbacks for the New York Giants through two Super Bowl championships — and then took the defensive line position to a whole continent. Born in London to Nigerian parents, he is the NFL's lead ambassador for Africa.
In 2020 he co-founded The Uprise, a talent-identification program running camps across Africa that has already produced NFL signees. He also spearheads the NFL Africa camp in Accra, Ghana — the league's flagship pipeline on the continent.
Umenyiora is a program builder more than a private position coach: the mission is finding the next generation of African linemen and athletes and connecting them to the game's infrastructure, from camps to college and pro opportunities.
LinePlay tracks the trenches worldwide — the coach directory's world map includes Africa and Europe — because the position's future is global. Young linemen anywhere can start with the training library and camps calendar on this site.
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- How do I contact Osi Umenyiora?
- Use the “Get in touch” form on this page — it sends your info straight to Osi, who will reach out directly. You can also reach Osi on their linked Instagram, Facebook, or website above.
- What does Osi Umenyiora coach?
- Osi Umenyiora is a d-line coach based in Accra, Ghana — Two-time Super Bowl champion DE (NY Giants) and the NFL’s lead ambassador for Africa. Co-founded The Uprise in 2020, running talent-ID camps across the continent that have already produced NFL signees, and spearheads the NFL Africa camp in Accra. A program builder more than a position coach.
- Is Osi Umenyiora vetted by LinePlay?
- Yes — Osi Umenyiora is a LinePlay-verified coach, reviewed by founder Coach Jay Freeman (34 years coaching the offensive and defensive line) or a regional captain.
- Who is Osi Umenyiora?
- Osi Umenyiora is a two-time Super Bowl champion defensive end (New York Giants) and the NFL's lead ambassador for Africa. He co-founded The Uprise in 2020 and spearheads the NFL Africa camp in Accra, Ghana.
- What is The Uprise?
- The Uprise is the talent-identification program Umenyiora co-founded in 2020, running camps across Africa to find and develop football talent — its alumni already include NFL signees.
- How can an African athlete get scouted for football?
- The Uprise and NFL Africa run talent-ID camps across the continent, including the flagship camp in Accra. Follow their announcements for tryout dates; the LinePlay camps calendar and training library are open to linemen everywhere.