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| Height: 6-5 Weight: 275 Born: Nov 21, 1971, Houston, TX |
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| August 26, 2008 Michael Strahan has turned down the Giants and decided to stay retired, according to FOX Sports' Jay Glazer. The Giants were hoping Strahan would come back to replace the injured Osi Umenyiora. "This has been one of the toughest nights of my life," Strahan said from Greece. "But after long deliberation and throwing around a million scenarios in my head for the past day, I think it's just best if I stay retired." |
| August 25, 2008 The Giants have reportedly begun contract negotiations with recently retired Michael Strahan, according to the NY Daily News. |
| August 25, 2008 Following the loss of Osi Umenyiora for the season, Michael Strahan said he would come out of retirement for $8 million, according to the NY Daily News. He was vacationing in Greece when Umenyiora went down over the weekend. Along with the $8 million, Strahan would like "a few kind words" from the team for him to consider coming back. |
| August 24, 2008 With Osi Umenyiora going down injured and the team Giants worried about the potential effects on their defense, local reports indicate the team might consider making a call to retired Michael Strahan, according to the New York Daily News. |
| June 23, 2008 Michael Strahan will join the Fox Sunday pregame show as an analyst in 2008, according to SI.com. |
| June 9, 2008 Michael Strahan has decided to retire, according to Jay Glazer of Fox Sports. Strahan said, "It was important that my teammates knew which way I was going before they got on the field to start the work to defend our title. It's time. I'm done. It's a tough decision but I wanted to be fair to the Giants and fair to my teammates." |
| June 7, 2008 Michael Strahan is yet to make a official decision, but most believe that he will in fact retire before the start of training camp, according to ESPN.com. |
| May 15, 2008 Michael Strahan has reportedly made up his mind whether to return this season or retire, but is not ready to release that decision to the media, according to the NY Daily News. He wants to be 100% sure of the choice he has made. Strahan said, "I think a lot of them want me to retire because theyre always on the radio talking about it. Theyre getting more radio and TV time than I get all of a sudden. No, you know, I think the guys want me to come back. I think we had a great time together. Osi called me out of the blue two days ago and said Do you remember 2005? We had so much fun. It was slightly more fun than last year. I think we can do it again. Hes trying to drop these subtle hints. I was like, Well, we probably could, but I dont know Osi. But there are times I want to and times that I dont." He added, "Ill be honest with you, I pretty much know what Im going to do right now. But you know what the thing is? If I say it, I cant change my mind. So I would rather wait until I know Im 100 percent sure that when I say what Im going to do, Im going to do it. Because if I say Im retired, then Im not going to come back the next day. If Ive graduated from football, I wont come back the same day in the Masters program. And if I say Im going to play again then I know Im committed to playing. So I know what I want to do. I just want to make sure that its 100 percent what I want to do, because either way its a heck of a commitment." |
| May 10, 2008 Michael Strahan worked out at the team facility on Thursday, and talked to Coach Tom Coughlin, but did not tell him if he plans to retire, according to ProFootballTalk.com. |
| May 9, 2008 Newsday NFL writer Bob Glauber reported on ESPN this morning that defensive lineman Michael Strahan is leaning towards retirement. But the 15-year veteran could be coaxed into playing if the New York Giants gave him a $3 million raise, or the equivalent of $7 million for the 2008 season. |
| May 7, 2008 Seven-time Pro Bowl defensive end Michael Strahan has a good idea whether he wants to play a 16th NFL season, but wants to think it over before announcing his decision, according to NFL.com. "Right now I know where I'm leaning, but I don't want to say it until I'm sure," Strahan said Tuesday in an interview on FOX News Channel. "Once you either say you're gonna play or not gonna play, you can't go back, at least in my opinion," Strahan added. "That feeling of knowing that I want to do it, I have to decide if I have that feeling." |
| May 6, 2008 Linebacker Antonio Pierce said he believes New York Giants teammate Michael Strahan has played his last snap in the NFL, according to the New York Post. "My inside tells me that Strahan played his last game with the New York Giants as a champion and that's not a bad way to go out," Pierce said when asked on WFAN about Strahan coming back this season. |
| April 17, 2008 Michael Strahan will not be pushed into deciding whether or not to return in 2008 by the team, this according to the AP. Sooner is better for us, but it is not going to weigh any decisions on what we are going to do in the draft, GM Jerry Reese said. We are going to try to draft good players in the draft whether Michael is here or not. |
| April 1, 2008 General manger Jerry Reese expects defensive end Michael Strahan to suit up for a 16th season, according to the New York Daily News. "We haven't had any conversation right now," Reese said. "We'll sit down and he'll let me know if he wants to play or not. My gut feeling is I think he will play another year. That's just my gut feeling. That may be out in left field somewhere." Strahan, 36, is due to make $4 million this season, the final year of his contract. Giants co-owner John Mara has indicated the team is willing to give him a raise. |
| March 27, 2008 Michael Strahan is currently vacationing in Africa, but the lines of communication between the New York Giants and his agent are officially open after more than a month of silence, according to the Newark Star-Ledger. Strahan, who is scheduled to make $4 million next season, is supposed to decide if he will return for another season, or more, in April. There's no deadline here from the team, so it's unclear how long it'll be before a decision is made or a contract is reached. |
| March 13, 2008 Michael Strahan still hasnt decided if hell play for the Giants next season, but after seeing Brett Favre and Warren Sapp pack it in after long, successful careers, he does admit that retirement crosses his mind, according to FOX Sports. "I can't say I don't love to play and don't love to see the guys," Strahan said yesterday morning at a promotional appearance in Times Square. "But when I see guys like Favre and Sapp and [Chiefs guard] Will Shields, all these guys who are players from my era, say, 'Enough's enough' ... Sometimes, you wake up and your body is hurting and you're thinking, 'Man, maybe enough is enough.' You think about it." Strahan, 36, said he won't make up his mind until after an upcoming vacation. |
| February 22, 2008 Michael Strahan, who is due to make $4 million this season, could be in line for a long-term deal if he decides to return in 2008, according to the Daily News. Co-owner John Mara said Thursday the Giants might be open to redoing Strahan's deal if the defensive end decides not to retire. "We'll have to talk about that and see," Mara said. "I'm not ruling it out." The 36-year-old Strahan hasn't informed the Giants of his plans yet, although he's expected to do so sometime in March. "Well, we'd like to know," Mara said. "But you know what? He's earned the right to take his time. We certainly want him back." Obviously, Strahan needs to make a decision on returning next year, before the long-term talks have a chance of heating up. The prospects of a long-term deal could provide the impetus for Strahan to delay riding off into the sunset into retirement. |
| February 19, 2008 Michael Strahan, who is currently pondering whether to return for a 16th season, recently said that HC Tom Coughlins return could sway him to play for another campaign, according to Newsday.com. Strahan, 36, started 15 games in 07, compiling 57 tackles and nine sacks proving he still has some gas in the tank. It will be interesting to see if Strahan rides into the sunset as a champion, or decides to face the rigors of another NFL season in the Big Apple where expectations will be through the roof. |
| January 15, 2008 Michael Strahan missed some time late in Sunday's win over the Cowboys due to a tight groin. "It was one of those situations I could go out there and risk pulling it, if we had won, which we did, wouldn't have helped next week, or I could let Dave Tollefson go in and play a little bit," he tells the New York Post. Strahan is expected to play against the Packers this weekend. |