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Michael Anthony Strahan (/ ˈ s t r eɪ h æ n / STRAY-han; born November 21, 1971) [1] is an American television host, journalist, and former professional football player. He played his entire 15-year professional career as a defensive end for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL).
Michael Strahan (left) and T. J. Watt (right) hold the official single-season record for sacks with 22.5. This is a list of National Football League (NFL) players who have led the regular season in sacks each year.
In 2000, John Turney and Nick Webster, members of the Pro Football Researchers Association, conducted extensive research to create a more complete record of sacks in the NFL. After examining the play-by-play records of every NFL team as well as game film at NFL films they compiled a list of players with 100 sacks beginning in 1960.
Former New York Giants defensive end Strahan broke Gastineau's sack record in January 2002. It was the final game of the 2001 regular season, and late in the fourth quarter of the match-up between ...
Also a Pro Football Hall of Famer, Strahan still holds the school's single-season record for sacks (19) and career mark of 41.5. ... Michael Strahan, DL (1989-92) - Texas Southern University ...
Former Jets star Mark Gastineau confronted Packers legend Brett Favre last year, saying he hurt him by allowing the Giants' Michael Strahan to break his single-season sack record in 2001.
Throughout the game, Michael Strahan did come close to getting his record-breaking sack, but Brett Favre got the ball away each time he threatened. Finally, on the first play of the Packers' drive after the Giants' final touchdown, Strahan got his sack on a controversial play.
Gastineau set an NFL record with 22 sacks in 1984, but Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Strahan broke the mark when he sacked Favre in 2002 in a game between the Giants and Packers. It was a controversial play on which many have accused Favre of purposely taking the sack so Strahan could set the single-season record with 22 1/2.