Mathias Kiwanuka Mathias Kagimu Kiwanuka ( born March 8 , 1983 ) is an American football linebacker for the New York Giants of the National Football League . He was originally drafted 32nd overall in the 2006 NFL draft . He played college football at Boston College . He has earned two Super Bowl ring s with the Giants in Super Bowl XLII and Super Bowl XLVI . Early life . Kiwanuka was born in Indianapolis , Indiana and attended St . Simon the Apostle elementary / middle school and Cathedral High School , where he led the team to 3 straight IHSAA state championships and a national # 5 ranking . At Cathedral he played tight end and linebacker and played with future NFL player OT Jeremy Trueblood . College career . Kiwanuka played in 49 games with 38 starts for Boston College and recorded 245 tackles ( 155 solo ) and set school records with 37 . 5 sacks and 64 . 5 stops for losses . Also , he recovered 2 fumbles , including 1 for a 49 - yard score , and had 3 forced fumbles . Also deflected 13 passes and intercepted 3 others , returning one 32 yards for a touchdown . Kiwanuka , who was widely regarded as one of the best pass rushing defensive ends in college , led the Big East Conference in sacks during the 2003 and 2004 seasons with 11 . 5 each season . He was an All - American in 2005 . He finished his senior season he registered 51 tackles ( 34 solo ) with 9 . 5 sacks and 16 . 5 tackles for losses . In 2005 , he was involved in an incident with Virginia offensive tackle Brad Butler , who hit Kiwanuka after the whistle . Kiwanuka was forced to miss Boston College ' s next game because of injury , and Butler received a one game suspension . Kiwanuka was later ejected from the game for seeking revenge . He was a First - team All - American in 2004 and was named Big East Defensive Player of the Year in 2004 , as he produced 11 . 5 sacks , 24 . 5 stops for losses and 67 tackles ( 36 solo ) . Kiwanuka also picked off 2 passes , returning one 32 yards for a touchdown . In 2003 , he earned All - Big East honors while leading the conference with 11 . 5 sacks . As a redshirt freshman in 2002 , he appeared in every game , starting the first 2 at left defensive end . He made 44 tackles ( 27 solo ) with 5 sacks and 7 . 5 stops for losses . Professional career . Pre - draft measureables . Kiwanuka was drafted with the 32nd overall pick of the 2006 NFL Draft by the New York Giants . On July 25 , 2006 , Kiwanuka signed a five - year $ 10 million contract with $ 5 million guaranteed . In his first season he played defensive end and played in all 16 regular season games with 9 starts and finished the season with 55 tackles ( 41 solo ) , 4 sacks , 2 interceptions and 2 forced fumbles . In 2007 , he won the starting strongside linebacker position after spending the entire offseason learning the new position following a rookie year spent at defensive end . He started all 10 games in which he played and finished the season with 47 tackles ( 24 solo ) , 4 . 5 sacks , 4 passes defensed , 1 forced fumble . Kiwanuka ’ s season ended at Detroit on November 18 , 2007 , when he suffered a fractured left fibula . He had surgery to stabilize his leg and ankle the following morning and was placed on Injured Reserve , ending his 2007 season . In 2008 , Kiwanuka entered training camp as the starting strongside linebacker , but returned to defensive end when Osi Umenyiora suffered a season - ending knee injury during the preseason . He started all 16 games and the NFC Divisional Playoff game at right defensive end and finished the season with 59 tackles ( 28 solo ) , 8 . 0 sacks , 13 tackles for loss , 2 passes defensed , 2 forced fumbles and 2 fumble recoveries . Through the 2008 season , Kiwanuka has played in 42 regular season games with 35 starts – 25 starts at defensive end and 10 starts at strongside linebacker . He has also started 2 postseason game at defensive end . In 3 seasons , he has 161 tackles ( 93 solo ) , 16 . 5 sacks , 2 interceptions and 5 forced fumbles . Kiwanuka was placed on IR on October 28 , 2010 , due to a herniated disc . On April 27 , 2012 , the Giants extended Kiwanuka ' s contract , giving him $ 16 . 5 million over 3 years with $ 10 . 5 million guaranteed . While playing with the Giants , Kiwanuka was a resident of Hoboken , New Jersey . On February 21 , 2013 , The New York Giants and Kiwanuka have agreed on a restructured contract . The restructured deal , converts $ 1 . 5 million of Kiwi ' s 2013 guaranteed base salary into a signing bonus . The new deal will save the Giants approximately $ 1 million towards the 2013 salary cap , but will slightly increase his cap number in both 2014 and 2015 . Personal . He is the grandson of Benedicto Kiwanuka , the first Prime Minister of Uganda .