Who’re the highest 25 NFL gamers of the twenty first century? That’s a query that ESPN just lately got down to reply and as destiny would have it, one retired member of the New York Giants made the minimize.
Though he ranked a bit decrease than many in Giants Nation would have thought, defensive finish and Professional Soccer Corridor of Famer, Michael Strahan, checked in at No. 19.
Key accomplishments: HOF (2014), seven-time Professional Bowler, two-time first-team All-Professional within the 2000s, 2001 Defensive POY, 22.5 sacks in 2001 (tied for single-season document)
Strahan remains to be a shareholder of the single-season sack document with T.J. Watt. There was a six-game stretch throughout that memorable 2001 season wherein Strahan had 14 sacks and 4 pressured fumbles. It was all a part of a exceptional profession that led to fairy-tale trend. What number of different stars received to name it a profession by successful the Tremendous Bowl of their last season? It actually didn’t harm Strahan’s post-football pursuits, as he grew to become a soccer analyst, TV host and two-time Daytime Emmy Award winner. “It helped being in New York,” Strahan as soon as mentioned. “My life is certainly completely different if I didn’t win that Tremendous Bowl.”
No different Giants made the checklist but it surely’s price noting that Strahan edged out a nemesis in Warren Sapp, who ranked No. 22 general.
Unsurprisingly, NFL legend Tom Brady topped the checklist and one might solely surprise what his resume would have appeared like if not for Strahan and the Giants.
