I Am...Michael Strahan, an retired American football defensive end who spent my entire 15-year career playing for the NFL New York Giants from Houston, Texas. I was the youngest of 6 children. I attend Texas Southern University as I followed in the footsteps of my uncle Arthur Strahan, who also played defensive end at Texas Southern University.

By my junior season, I began to turn myself into an NFL prospect. As a senior at Texas Southern, I was selected All-American first team by The Poor Man's Guide to the NFL Draft, The Sheridan Network, Edd Hayes Black College Sports Report and the Associated Press. I recorded 62 tackles with a school-recorded 19 quarterback sacks and 32 tackles totaling 142 yards in losses. I was selected Division l-AA Defensive Player of the Year by The Poor Man's Guide.

In 1922, I was named 1st team All-Southwestern Athletic Conference and the SWAC's Player of the Year for the 2nd consecutive season. I was also named Black College Defensive Player of the Year. As a Junior at TSU in 1991. I led the SWAC with 14.5 quarterback sacks. My 41.5 career sacks in a TSU record. I was drafted  by the New York Giants in 1993.

I played only 9 games due to injuries and missed the Giants' two playoff games that season. I was voted into my first Pro Bowl and was named First Team All-Pro by the Associated Press. In 1998, I continued my success, when I racked up 15 sacks and being voted into my second Pro Bowl and All-Pro team. I was a member of the 2000 Giants and participated in their playoff run to Super Bowl XXXV. I was named the 2001 NFL Defensive Player of the Year and in 2003. On June 9, 2008, I retired from the NFL and was selected as Kelly Ripa's  new co-host on September 4, 2012, which became Live! with Kelly and Michael. I'm also an current football analyst on Fox NFL Sunday. I was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2014.

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