Giants to retire Strahan’s 92
The New York Giants are going to retire the No. 92 jersey of Hall of Fame defensive end Michael Strahan. The ceremony will take place on Nov. 28 at MetLife Stadium at a game against the Philadelphia Eagles.
Strahan spent his entire 15year career with the Giants and was the captain of their 2007 Super Bowl-winning team.
He was a four-time All-Pro, a seven-time
Pro Bowler and the NFL Defensive
Player of the
Year in 2001 when he set the league's single-season record with 22 1-2 sacks.
“Michael Strahan was one of the greatest players in franchise history,” says John Mara, the Giants president and chief executive officer. “He deserves to have his number retired as other Giants immortals have, including Mel Hein, Frank Gifford and Lawrence Taylor.”
Strahan’s jersey will be the second retired by the Giants this season. On Sept. 26, two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning will have his No. 10 removed from circulation when the Giants host the Atlanta Falcons.
The two retirements will increase to 12 the jersey numbers never again to be worn by Giants players.
Strahan owns the franchise career record with 141 1-2 sacks.
Since his retirement, Strahan has worked in television.
Super Bowl champion tight end Rob Gronkowski surprised four college freshmen this week, joining them on a Zoom call to reveal they are recipients of Tampa Bay Buccaneers scholarships designed to assist graduating female high school football players pursuing careers in sports.
Jordan Bryant and Shivanie Ghansiam, who attend the University of Florida, as well as Malia Hollins (Howard) and Lydia Houie (North Carolina at Chapel Hill) also will be recognized as winners of this year’s Buccaneers Girls in Football Scholarship during Thursday's NFL season opener between the Bucs and Dallas Cowboys.
“These young women are showing the world that football is a sport for everyone,” Gronkowski said. “They’ve earned this scholarship through their hard work, dedication and love for the game. I’m excited that they’ll get to kick off the season with us at Raymond James Stadium.”
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Nick Chubb, Cleveland's star running back, has partnered with a charity close to his heart to launch of “Chubb Crunch,” a cereal being gobbled up by Browns fans in record numbers.
Chubb is featured on the box in the guise of Batman, a favorite superhero who inspired him after he suffered a knee injury at Georgia.