Coming off Super Bowl win, Strahan to retireby Jay Glazer

Updated: June 9, 2008, 10:17 AM EST 23 comments add this RSS blog email print The New York Giants will begin their road to a defense of their Super Bowl title when mini-camp begins on Wednesday. That defense, however, will be attempted without the services of their team leader Michael Strahan.

After a lengthy and '” for Strahan '” up-and-down decision-making process, Strahan said he's hanging up the cleats and wanted to finalize a decision before his teammates gathered for their mini-camp. For months fans, other players and his own teammates have wondered whether he would return or not.

"It was important that my teammates knew which way I was going before they got on the field to start the work to defend our title," the team's all-time sack leader said from California. "It's time. I'm done."

Strahan finally made up his mind a week ago but wanted to take the extra days to make sure his feeling on the matter was 100 percent.

He has long believed retirement was the route he would choose but the finality of it gave him problems. In the past two years Strahan said he has spoken with many high-profile retired players and asked for their advice on retired life, the emotions of the decision and how they knew they were done. The one consistent theme was this: once you're done, it's forever. Thus, the finality was what posed the biggest problem for Strahan in making the ultimate decision.

"It's a tough decision but I wanted to be fair to the Giants and fair to my teammates," he said.

He leaves the Giants as the team's all-time quarterback sack leader and a sure-fire first-ballot Hall Of Famer. He also leaves after having donned the Blue and White more than any player in Giants history.

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I'll go with Bon Scott. I think Brian Johnson is pretty awesome too, so it was a tough choice. I just like his voice more. They are both certainly unique though!

I loved Waynes World back in the early 90s. Actually I still do.

The previews look killer. I get the chance, I'll probabyl go to the theatre. If not, I'll wait for it to come out on video.

He had some problem with his throat a couple years ago. They had to cancel several shows on that tour.