Strahan: $8M or goodbye

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Michael Strahan: $8M or goodbye
Published 5/16/2008 by Jim Jacobs at Giant Football Blog
... his future plans, but there is something the Giants could do to push things along. They could give him $8 million. That's the amount Strahan hopes to get from the Giants for what would likely be his final season with the team - and possibly in the NFL - if he decides to return to play in 2008, according to two sources familiar with his situation. That would be double the $4 million salary he's due this season in the final year of the seven-year, $46 million deal he signed in 2002. Continue

STRAHAN WANTS $8 MILLION?
Published 5/16/2008 by Michael David Smith at ProFootballTalk.com
A headline in today’s New York Post reads, “ Michael Strahan: $8M or goodbye .” However, in typical New York Post fashion, the headline is designed to attract readers, not to accurately reflect the substance of the story underneath it. The story, by Ralph Vacchiano, says that if the Giants offered to pay Strahan $8 million this season and make him one of the highest-paid defensive ends in football, Strahan would almost certainly accept it and decide to play another season, rather than retire. But Vacchiano’s story also makes clear that Strahan hasn’t issued an ultimatum, ...

Michael Strahan Will Return in 2008 for the Low, Low Price of $8 Million
Published 5/16/2008 by Ryan Wilson at FanHouse
... retirement talk for one more season. At least according to the New York Daily News' Ralph Vacchiano, who has it on good authority from TWO sources ( ...

NFL Friday: ‘Walkthrough Tape’ Explained; Ricky Impresses; Strahan Wants $8 Million
Published 5/16/2008 by Joel 'DiG' DiGiacomo at Football for Breakfast
... Herald) Jaguars: DT Rob Meier Gets Big Extension (Florida Times-Union) Browns: Cribbs Excited by Expanded Role in Offense (Cleveland Plain Dealer) Chiefs: Chiefs Will Start Rebuilding Offensive Line Right Away (Kansas City Star) Raiders: Russell to Prove He’s Game-Ready (Oakland Tribune) NFC News Giants: Strahan: $8 Million or Goodbye (Daily News) Giants: Renaldo Wynn Visits with ...

$8 million will persuade Michael Strahan to keep playing
Published 5/16/2008 at Shutdown Corner
That's the word from the New York Daily News, anyway. There's no direct quote from Strahan, and Strahan's agent says that money hasn't been discussed, but Ralph Vacchiano seems convinced of the story's truthiness. ...

Strahan Update
Published 5/16/2008 by NYteamsWin (noreply@blogger.com) at Mets Prospects Minors Blog | MetsProspectus.com
Michael Strahan doesn't appear to be close to announcing his future plans, but there is something the Giants could do to push things along. They could give him $8 million.That's the amount Strahan hopes to get from the Giants for what would likely be his final season with the team - and possibly in the NFL - if he decides to return to play in 2008, according to two sources familiar with his situation. ...The Giant's front office said that they would take care of Strahan financially so if money is ...

Michael Strahan Wants $8M to Not Retire
Published 5/17/2008 by David Kindervater at EMQB - NFL Blogcast
... a seven-year deal, he insists money isn’t the issue. That’s very funny. Of course money is the issue. It’s the only issue. Michael has his Super Bowl ring. He hates training camp. And he would rather not wake up Monday mornings in pain. So why doesn’t he just call it quits? Because he can make more money playing than he can in retirement. And he can still play. He had 11 sacks last season. We just need to see how badly the Giants want him back. Source: NY Daily News, Photo: Newscom Tags: Michael-Strahan, N.Y. Giants ...

Taylor's dance with Dolphins enters new phase
Published 5/21/2008 at ESPN.com - NFL Nation - Blog
... Strahan reportedly asked for $8 million to make his return to the Giants. That is what Taylor is scheduled to earn this season (including $7.5 million in base salary). ...