Michael Strahan
Michael Strahan
Michael Anthony Strahanis a retired American football defensive end who spent his entire 15-year career with the New York Giants of the National Football League. Strahan set a record for the most sacks in a season in 2001, and won a Super Bowl in his final season in 2007. After retiring from the NFL, Strahan became a media personality. He is currently a football analyst on Fox NFL Sunday, and has also served as co-host on the syndicated morning talk...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth21 November 1971
CityHouston, TX
CountryUnited States of America
The first two preseason games I was still like, 'OK if I stick my arm out there like I did when I messed it up, will it happen again?' ... Then against the Jets I did it to Curtis Martin. And you know what? Nothing happened. I think the more you play and the more you use it like I usually would, the less I think about it. Right now I really don't think about it at all.
You want to make something happen on defense, and for a guy who is managing a game or just kind of sits backs there and tries to pick you apart, it is a little frustrating. Defensively you want that one opportunity to make something happen. When you have a guy who plays smart like that, it makes it a little bit more difficult.
And I was embarrassed, ... And it hurt, man. So he said, 'You've got to get through that. Really it's more mental than anything else.' Once I got through that, all of a sudden I instantly got better.
You can't get anybody that's more relaxed than Eli. If you do, you better check your pulse. You probably should be in the morgue or something.
You can't get anybody that basically just sits there and is more relaxed than Eli. If you do, you had better check their pulse. They should be in the morgue.
I'm sure he's not happy with the way he left the Giants. I'm sure I wouldn't be if that were the same situation in my case. But at the same time, it's not Kerry Collins against the Giants. It's Raiders against Giants. One guy can have a vengeance, but you have to go out and play the game as an entire team.
I'm sure he's not happy with the way he left the Giants.
It's a lot for a second-year player, but I can't think of anybody else in the league right now that's a second-year player who can handle it. I think coming from where he's come from with his background and his family, that's prepared him for this.
So I feel fresher. I appreciate getting the chance to go out there again. I want to make the most of that every time.
Oh, man. I said, 'Get up, man!' We can't do what we do without him.
I wanted to take some weight off my joints,
I know Eli gets a lot of flak, but for some reason when he is in the game I just feel like we've always got a shot. Eli is always going to give us a chance to win, and that's what you need.
This definitely hurts. I definitely feel like we should have won the game.
I didn't know where I was. If I would have realized where I was when I caught it, I would have just fallen. That was the smart thing to do.