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
draft giants knew somebody surprised throughout took waiting
I was waiting throughout the whole draft and knew somebody would take me, I just didn't know who. When it got to that point, I was surprised that the Giants took me, but I wasn't surprised that I went.
normal road treat
We'll just treat it as a normal road game.
none
None of us know if we'll ever play another down.
blatant buy shocked
I was shocked at how blatant it was. I had done nothing to him. ... I don't buy that he got overexcited.
defense followed staple stop
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.
anyone attitude captain hard scout takes team willing win work
I went from the scout team to (team) captain as a junior. Anyone who takes me is going to get someone willing to work hard, put the whole attitude thing aside, and work hard to win the game.
apparent banquet became career game gone helped hostile last night played prepared
It became very apparent this was an away game for us at the banquet last night. I've played in some pretty hostile environments ... and a lot of things that have gone on in my career have helped prepared us for the game.
players stepped stride took whatever younger
Whatever it was, we took it in stride and the younger players defensively stepped up.
figure florida last looking moral played starting state team
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.
compete confident definitely fact moral supposed team
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.
extremely family tradition upholding
Upholding my family tradition is extremely important not just for me, but everyone in my family.
came cater change game played soft
Honestly, we thought it was unfortunate, but it didn't change the mind-set of the team. I think it'd take a little away from the game and from them if we came out and played soft or anything just to cater to them, so it didn't change our mind-set at all.
confident definitely fighting head last obviously push trust virginia
I'm confident that I'll be back by Virginia Tech. I'm definitely going to push to be on the field. But there's no fighting with the head man. ... He obviously has the last say. I trust his judgment.
assuming athlete exactly felt fit giants good pass saw sure york
I'm assuming that the New York Giants felt like they saw a good athlete that they couldn't pass up on. From my standpoint, I'm not exactly sure how I'll fit in; I just know that I will somewhere.