Giants Analysis: Should Michael Strahan Retire?
This offseason, Michael Strahan is faced with a decision that very few professional athletes ever get to make. He is in a position that is as rare in sports as a perfect game or a hole-in-one. Strahan can decide whether to ride off into the sunset as a true champion or return to a game he loves and can still play at a very high level. Strahan has had an illustrious career that will without a doubt lead him to the Hall of Fame. The legendary defensive end has now achieved his ultimate goal of winning a Super Bowl—and to make things even better, his team’s victory came in historic fashion. On one hand, Strahan can still perform. He still has another two, possibly three high-quality seasons left in him. On the other hand, he will never be able to top the Giants’ miraculous Super Bowl victory and the ticker-tape parade that followed. He will never be able to top the feeling of riding down the canyon of heroes holding up the Lombardi Trophy in front of a million people. Most athletes who ar