FOX Sports: Strahan retiring *Merge*

[bayeslife]

Wow, the only guy I ever feared on the Giants is retiring.

Me and Romo are very ecstatic right now!

 

[AbeBeta]

Great player leaving the game.

 

[DallasFanSince86]

Good news for us that he is retiring.

I am going to go ahead and say fox.

How annoying will he be.

He lives on manhattan beach in LA. So the fox studios are just a hop and a skip away from his home.

I bet he will end up at FOX also.

 

[WoodysGirl]

Strahan hangs it up

June 9, 2008 12:40 PM


Posted by ESPN.com's Matt Mosley

Giants defensive end Michael Strahan has decided to retire, according to a source close to the player. A few minutes ago, a team spokesperson told me that Strahan had indeed informed the team of his retirement.

"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," Strahan told FoxSports.com's Jay Glazer, who co-authored a book called "Inside the Helmet" with the player last year. "It's time. I'm done."

Strahan's retirement does not come as a shock to anyone in the Giants' organization. When I talked to GM Jerry Reese two weeks ago, he was already making contingency plans for this announcement. Reese and head coach Tom Coughlin have been in constant contact with Strahan, and they let him know how important it was to make a decision before the team began preparing for a new season. In reality, I think Strahan had tipped off Reese and Coughlin that he was leaning toward retirement.

Unlike the drama that unfolded during training camp last season, Strahan agreed that he needed to make a timely decision. Reese said that Strahan talked about how great it would be to go out on top, and that's exactly what he did.

The end of his career could've been tarnished had he walked after his prolonged holdout last season. Now, all of that is forgotten. Strahan will be remembered as one of the greatest players in the history of the organization.

Even in his final season, he still gave opposing teams nightmares. I recall Dolphins head coach Tony Sparano, then the offensive line coach for the Cowboys, telling me that he spent more time worrying about how to slow down Strahan than any player on the field.

And after his last game at Texas Stadium, Strahan raced off the field munching popcorn to mock Terrell Owens. Now, he'll follow his former teammate Tiki Barber into a TV studio.


Terrell Owens, Tony Sparano, Michael Strahan, Jerry Reese, Tom Coughlin

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[calico]

Good, great player but i can;t stand him. Good for our o-line as well since the last time they faced the giants they looked lost. I bet he ends up at Fox as well.

 

[big dog cowboy]

If Strahan sticks by this, I guess it's appropriate that he and Favre go out the same year. They could re-create their bogus "record-setting sack" on the stage at the Hall of Fame inductions. Favre could fall down in front of him and Strahan could mount him.

 

[Established1971]

I am going to go ahead and say fox.

How annoying will he be.

He lives on manhattan beach in LA. So the fox studios are just a hop and a skip away from his home.

oh no we have to listen to his gap-toothed lisp on tv? shannon sharpe's marble mouth isnt enough?

 

[superpunk]

Great. Now we have to deal with Justin Tuck full time.

 

[Hostile]

Someone find the Snickrs commerical with the Cowboys fan taunting him.

"Big Ole Michael Strahan."

 

[HTownCowboysFan]

I hear his ex-wife just filed papers to block his retirement.

That was damn funny. :laugh2:

 

[tunahelper]

It should be easier to run and pass this year.

 

[MarionBarberThe4th]

Cant wait for "Strahans Sounds Off" on Fox.


Or maybe hell be hired by the NFLN to do.... play by play! Strahan lisping and whistling away as we celebrate the last game at Texas stadium

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Cant wait for "Strahans Sounds Off" on Fox.


Or maybe hell be hired by the NFLN to do.... play by play! Strahan lisping and whistling away as we celebrate the last game at Texas stadium

If Shannon Sharpe can keep a job....

 

[Rampage]

It should be easier to run and pass this year.

maybe not. they will just move kiwanuka back to end and they still have tuck.

 

[Hostile]

maybe not. they will just move kiwanuka back to end and they still have tuck.

I like Kiwanuka more than anyone on this site except maybe Crown Royal. There is no way he will ever be as scary as Strahan. Tuck neither.

 

[MarionBarberThe4th]

maybe not. they will just move kiwanuka back to end and they still have tuck.

Well, it was tough to deal with their 3rd down package when they got Tuck, Osi, Kiwi, and Strahan rushing the passer at once. That wont be their bread and butter now.

 

[DallasEast]

Like Favre, he's a publicity hound (although Favre is more subtle).

If Strahan sticks by this, I guess it's appropriate that he and Favre go out the same year. They could re-create their bogus "record-setting sack" on the stage at the Hall of Fame inductions. Favre could fall down in front of him and Strahan could mount him.

For dramatic effect, Favre should prepare for that scene by innocently placing one blade of grass on the stage, 'trip' over it and land face down. Now, there's a perfect re-enactment of Strahan's record setting sack.

 

[AtlCB]

For dramatic effect, Favre should prepare for that scene by innocently placing one blade of grass on the stage, 'trip' over it and land face down. Now, there's a perfect re-enactment of Strahan's record setting sack.

That scenario sounds like a Troy Hambrick run.

 

[DallasEast]

That scenario sounds like a Troy Hambrick run.

True, but Hambrick will never walk (or run) on that stage. Ever. Thank God.

 

[TheCount]

The Giants seem to scoop up pass rushers by the handful, I doubt that'll stop now.

I actually liked Strahan a lot, he never took himself or football too seriously but he was a monster when push came to shove.

He choose the right time to retire.