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
Compared to the other teams, it definitely seems like a younger team to me. But I think that everybody here has the same motivation, the same desire to go out there and win these games and put us in the Super Bowl. That is everybody's goal. There is no doubt in anybody's mind that we can do that as long as we play the way we are capable of playing.
It's not over. We're disappointed, everybody is mad, but it's not over.
I've always been the locker-room jokester, the fun guy, the guy who keeps it loose and easy. But also, on Sundays, the guy in that huddle jumping up and down, telling guys, 'Hey, get it going. Let's go.' Firing everybody up. So I'm part relaxation therapist and part Red Bull.
Before the fourth-down play I told everybody not to let them sneak it in.
When I saw the date of the game, it was a little like, 'Whoa,' ... It kind of took you back. We'll go out here and hopefully give everybody in the city of New York and across the country something to be happy about and turn it into a celebration.
When I went back out there he tried to say he was sorry. I haven't watched it, but everybody else that has seen it tells me that it looked like his fingers were spread and he had a straight poke at it. So, I don't know.
You can be disappointed you didn't wrap it up, which I am sure we are. At the same time, it would be even more disappointing if we didn't have another chance. We have another chance. We're disappointed. We're upset. Everybody is mad. But it's not over.
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.
I know we'd both rather be here to play the game. But at least we're here doing something.
Everybody's professional. Nobody's an idiot. Nobody's a jerk. We all know each other. So it's not like we see each other in the city and we run over and bust the window out of their car with a baseball bat or nothing. We're all friends.
That guy across from me is not trying to be my friend once we're out there and I'm not trying to be his either. We're not playing just to go out there and put on a show and let these guys win the game.
It was great to be back out there playing with some live action and getting to hit another team.
I'm glad he's a Manning. Maybe it's in the blood.