Mathias Kiwanuka
Mathias Kiwanuka
Mathias Kagimu Kiwanukais an American football defensive end who is a free agent. He was originally drafted 32nd overall in the 2006 NFL draft. He played college football at Boston College. He earned two Super Bowl rings with the Giants in Super Bowl XLII and Super Bowl XLVI, beating the New England Patriots twice...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth8 March 1983
CityIndianapolis, IN
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I was shocked at how blatant it was. I had done nothing to him. ... I don't buy that he got overexcited.
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We're not a team that's big on moral victories, but we are definitely confident we can compete in the ACC. It just reinforces the fact that we know we're supposed to be here.
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That's the staple of our defense. We followed up a big play by them with a big play of our own. That's how you stop people.
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None of us know if we'll ever play another down.
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We'll just treat it as a normal road game.
It was not something we were unaccustomed to.
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It means dollars. It means a lot of dollars. The difference between being a Top 5 pick and being a Top 20 pick ? you're talking millions of dollars there.
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It's fun. It's one of those games that will test your ability. I was watching that '60 Minutes' piece about Michael Jordan. And I understood what he was saying about wanting to go out on a limb, and then you want to win. . . . You've done everything you can in your career to prepare yourself to play in games like this. This is where you want to be.
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It was something we were focusing on coming into this game. We wanted to put together the best game possible because together we knew if we did that then it'd definitely be within our reach.
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We're starting to figure out what kind of a team we are. We played Florida State well last week, but we still lost. We're not looking for moral victories. We had to come here and win.
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Upholding my family tradition is extremely important not just for me, but everyone in my family.
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As far as motivation goes, if we didn't have it before two days ago, we definitely found it. I think that had a lot to do with why we came out so strong.
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This is going to be a big one for the coaching staff.
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No regrets. Absolutely, no regrets. I had an amazing time here, and it was everything that I wanted. I had a lot of positive things happen on and off the field this year, so I feel like, if I had to do it over again, I'd definitely come back.