Sunday, June 15, 2008

Good Bye... Michael Strahan

Can we forget that gap-toothed smile. It is Michael Strahan's trademark in the NFL besides being a great DE. I am very surprized and sad that he is retiring. I thought we had him for another year. I must remind myself he is 36 and gave us 7 Pro Bowls. 15 years in the NFL. Some people don't last that long in a normal job. You guessed right. He gave his notice for retirement last week. Maybe he wants more than 8 million to play but I think he wants to retire in style.

He has a "Hall of Fame" resume.
  • 141 1/2 career regular sacks. He did end up beating LT.
  • 9 1/2 sacks his rookie year. Really
  • 216 NFL games.
  • 22 1/2 sacks in 2001. Sack record that year.
  • 18 1/2 sacks in 2003. He was the only Giants player to twice lead the league in sacks.
  • 7 Pro Bowls
  • He sacked 64 QBs.
  • Philly's McNabb was scaked 12 1/2 times by him.
  • New York Giants all-time total sack leader.

He is retiring at the top of his game. Going out in style........

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