Michael Strahan

Michael Strahan
Strahan in 2022
No. 92
PositionDefensive end
Personal information
Born (1971-11-21) November 21, 1971
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High schoolWestbury (Houston)
CollegeTexas Southern (1989–1992)
NFL draft1993: 2nd round, 40th overall pick
Career history
Awards and highlights
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles854
Sacks141.5
Forced fumbles24
Fumble recoveries15
Interceptions4
Defensive touchdowns3
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Michael Anthony Strahan (/ˈstrhæn/ STRAY-han; born November 21, 1971) is an American television host and former professional football player. He spent his entire 15-year football career as a defensive end for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). A dominant pass rusher, Strahan set the NFL single-season record for quarterback sacks (22.5, which was tied by T. J. Watt in 2021, and surpassed by Myles Garrett in 2025) and helped the Giants win Super Bowl XLII in his final season in 2007. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2014.

Since retiring from the NFL, Strahan became a media personality. He appears as a football analyst on Fox NFL Sunday, and served as a co-host of ABC's Good Morning America as well as Live! with Kelly and Michael with Kelly Ripa from 2012 to 2016, for which he won two Daytime Emmy Awards. He has also made guest appearances on game shows and other programs. In 2014, he became a regular contributor on Good Morning America, and in 2016 the network announced that Strahan would be leaving Live! to join GMA full-time. He also hosts the current incarnation of the Pyramid game show for ABC.