Giants ink Kiwanuka to contract extension
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The New York Giants signed linebacker Mathias Kiwanuka to a multi-year contract extension on Friday.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Originally drafted as a defensive end in 2006, Kiwanuka switched to linebacker in 2007, returned to end in 2008 and 2009 and then rejoined the linebacking core in 2010.
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Kiwanuka, who was limited to three games in 2010 due to a herniated disc in his neck, registered a career-high 81 tackles to go with 3 1/2 sacks, an interception and two forced fumbles last season.
Over the course of his seven-year career, all with the Giants, the 29-year-old Boston College product has 339 tackles, 17 sacks, three interceptions, nine forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries.
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