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STRAHAN LEAVES AS A CHAMPION

 
Michael Strahan stood at a podium at Giants Stadium today, and with a straight face said he would have retired with or without a Super Bowl championship. But it sure made it a whole lot easier. "Either way I would have retired," Strahan said... (link)

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