Jun 25th 2008 6:54PM by Ryan Wilson
Michael Strahan’s a Hall of Famer and I don’t think anybody begrudges him for choosing to retire after the Giants won the Super Bowl, and then taking a $2 million-a-year job to be an analyst on Fox’s “NFL Sunday.” Unlike Tiki Barber, who left under less happy-go-lucky circumstances, Strahan is still a fan favorite. Even when talking about his former team for the first time as a member of the media yesterday. Strahan, a former Giant, had just been asked what he thought of his former teammates, Jeremy Shockey and Plaxico Burress. They are currently boycotting the team’s off-season training and demanding contract renegotiations.

“Obviously, he is underpaid for what he does and brings to the team,” Strahan said of Burress. “For him, in his defense, it is the right time to do that.”

“But to be honest with you, in professional football, there is no loyalty,” he added. “There is really no contract.” He then randomly added, “Tom Coughlin forced me out of football and Eli Manning isn’t a leader.”* Actually, Strahan, who quit talking to the media for a spell last season, has seamlessly made the transition to the other side: “I’d like to put in my first media request for an hour sit-down with Coach Coughlin,” he announced. “And tell him not to be late.”Continue Reading