Michael Strahan retires months after Super Bowl win

[babylonsister]

Strahan retires months after Super Bowl win
7-time Pro Bowl defensive end capped career with shocker over Patriots
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New York Giants defensive end Michael Strahan hugs Biff Henderson of the "The Late Show with David Letterman" after the Giants defeated the New England Patriots 17-14 in Super Bowl XLII on Feb. 3.

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Seven-time Pro Bowl defensive end Michael Strahan retired Monday after a 15-year NFL career with the New York Giants that was capped by a Super Bowl title four months ago.

The 36-year-old Strahan, the NFL’s active leader in sacks, informed the front office in the morning without telling his coaches and teammates.

“I’m just finding out about it; let me get organized,” coach Tom Coughlin said after a team workout.
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Strahan is walking away from a $4 million salary for the final year of his contract. He has long said he wants a job in television.

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[dr.strangelove]

1. Good Luck Strahan

I love watching Michael Strahan play football. He is one of those guys that plays hard, but helps up the other guy after every play and leaves each game with a smile on his face. He is a class act all the way. I still think he forced Farve to go down on that sack that broke the record.

[NJmaverick]

2. His leadership will be missed, but I think the Giants will

be OK with out him. I am excited about Jason Tuck's potential.