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Strahan blessed to go out as Super Bowl champ

 
Yes, John Mara was disappointed when Michael Strahan called him Monday morning and said he was finished with football after 15 seasons. But the Giants' president and co-owner was not entirely surprised. Not after seeing Strahan depart last week's Super Bowl ring ceremony by hopping into the back of a Rolls Royce alongside girlfriend Nicole Murphy. (link)

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