Coughlin says Strahan's mind has strayed

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While the Giants had initiated talks Monday with Michael Strahan, Tom Coughlin was expressing doubt as to whether the seven-time All-Pro is truly prepared to end his retirement. [link]

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COUGHLIN GETS IRRITATED BY STRAHAN TALK
Published 8/26/2008 by Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com
... Strahan will come back — and Coughlin doesn’t seem to be interested in discussing the subject. Strahan’s name has come up because defensive end Osi Umenyiora appears to be lost for the year with a torn meniscus in his knee.  He’ll have surgery on Tuesday to repair it.“[Strahan’s] mentality was different last year,” Coughlin said Monday, regarding the fact that Strahan didn’t show up in 2007 until six days before the start of the regular season. “The last time I talked with Michael he had accepted his new challenge and was very happy about that .” Coughlin also said that he ...

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