Giants just a little closer to the Super Bowl, Strahan Returns

[heyabbott]

Michael Strahan is flying back from California today and will rejoin the Giants on Monday, ending his 36-day holdout and any thoughts of retiring.

Tony Agnone, Strahan's agent, confirmed that Strahan, 35, is ready to play football.

"He made up his mind last night. I told him to sleep on it, make sure he feels right about it, and he woke up this morning and called \[Giants general manager\] Jerry \[Reese\] and said he's coming back," Agnone said. Strahan is due $4 million from the Giants this season and next, but had asked for a raise in a meeting with Reese in March. He also sought and received permission to seek a trade, but only the Redskins offered a sixth-round pick for the future Hall of Famer.


Strahan incurred fines totaling $514,368 through today, more than the $500,000 roster bonus he was given in March. A person familiar with the Giants' thinking said the fine will be reduced but certainly not erased.

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[beefncheddar]

They're still a couple hundred thousand miles away, but closer, I suppose.

 

[Write-brained]

He should fill the gap quite nicely.

 

[hockeybeat]

The Giants are a 5-11 team with or without Strahan.

 

[LiveStrong]

Closer to the Super Bowl? Did they get a new QB?

 

[Mizzougrad96]

He probably found out he has to pay alimony regardless of whether he plays...

Either that or he just wanted to miss the Soup Nazi's training camp...

 

[wickedwritah]

The Giants are a 5-11 team with or without Strahan.

Wrong, they're 4-12 with Motor Mouth.

 

[D-3 Fan]

He's about $500k lighter in the pocket, which doesn't help with his child support payments to Jean. ;D

 

[mike311gd]

He's about $500k lighter in the pocket, which doesn't help with his child support payments to Jean. ;D

I think he'll be OK.

 

[D-3 Fan]

He's about $500k lighter in the pocket, which doesn't help with his child support payments to Jean. ;D

I think he'll be OK.

I hope so, because he can help Latrell gets his yacht back.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

He's about $500k lighter in the pocket, which doesn't help with his child support payments to Jean. ;D

They cut a deal on the fines... No way did they make him pay $500K...

 

[Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!]

I call bull****.
I don't think Strahan ever planned to retire this year. He just didn't want to go through preseason camp.
I think it will have a big effect on his 35-year-old body by late Nov. He'll be sucking wind along with the rest of the Giants.

 

[mike311gd]

I call bull****.
I don't think Strahan ever planned to retire this year. He just didn't want to go through preseason camp.

I think that's pretty obvious. With all the bitching about camp from the veteran players, it's not a surprise to me that some schmuck would go this route. It's smart, so long as you're training on your own. I hope he was doing something productive with his 36 days off. Otherwise, he will be in trouble.