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 lower.
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 report)
Strahan continues to be a shareholder of the single-season sack report with T.J. Watt. There was a six-game stretch throughout that memorable 2001 season wherein Strahan had 14 sacks and 4 compelled fumbles. It was all a part of a outstanding profession that resulted in fairy-tale style. What number of different stars received to name it a profession by profitable the Tremendous Bowl of their ultimate season? It definitely didn’t damage Strahan’s post-football pursuits, as he turned 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 unquestionably completely different if I didn’t win that Tremendous Bowl.”
No different Giants made the checklist however it’s price noting that Strahan edged out a nemesis in Warren Sapp, who ranked No. 22 total.
Unsurprisingly, NFL legend Tom Brady topped the checklist and one may solely surprise what his resume would have appeared like if not for Strahan and the Giants.