Michael Strahan net worth, career and biography will form the major discussion of this content. The major goal is to enlighten you about the very deep and rich background of this great star. Briefly, Michael Anthony Strahan can be described to be an American television personality, journalist, and former professional football player.
Short Biography
Strahan was born in Houston. The youngest of six children, he is the son of Louise (Traylor) Strahan, a basketball coach, and Gene Willie Strahan, a retired Army Major and a boxer with a 1–1 record against future heavyweight Ken Norton. He is the nephew of retired NFL defensive lineman Art Strahan. When Strahan was 9, his family moved to Army post BFV (Benjamin Franklin Village) in Mannheim, West Germany.
Although Strahan did not begin to play high school football at Westbury High School until his senior year, he did play organized football at Mannheim American High School (MAHS), a US Department of Defense Dependent High School, in Käfertal (Mannheim), playing linebacker for the Mannheim Bison in 1985
Career: Sport and TV Personality
Michael Strahan is a former professional football player who played 15 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the New York Giants. He played the position of defensive end. In his final season in 2007, he helped the Giants win Super Bowl XLII over the New England Patriots. In 2014 he was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
He also co-hosts ABC’s Good Morning America and its spinoff Strahan, Sara, and Keke. He won two Daytime Emmy Awards for co-hosting Live! with Kelly and Michael with Kelly Ripa from 2012 to 2016. He became a regular contributor on Good Morning America in 2014.
Previously Strahan has worked with brands such as Metamucil, Subway, Snickers, Pizza Hut, Dr. Pepper, and Right Guard. In April 2016 Strahan signed a deal with ABC as a full-time co-host of the Good Morning America show. His full-time employment with ABC prohibited him from taking on endorsements based on staff contracts. Therefore, he is not known to be actively endorsing any product or company as of now.
However, his men’s lifestyle brand that he launched through J. C. Penney’s chain of departmental stores is still active which sells suits, collared shirts, belts, ties, cufflinks, suspenders, and other accessories. Apart from being a former NFL player, Strahan is also a TV personality where he appears as an analyst for Fox NFL Sunday and is a co-host on ABC’s Good Morning America.
The former Super Bowl Champion had a glorious career in the NFL. The dominant defensive end was a big-time player and a leader on the field. He earned awards in his 15-year NFL career, these are:
- Super Bowl XLII champion
- Four-time first-team All-Pro – (1997, 1998, 2001, 2003)
- Two-time Second-team All-Pro – (2002, 2005)
- Seven-time Pro Bowl selection – (1997–1999, 2001–2003, 2005)
- AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year – (2001)
- Two-time NFL sacks leader – (2001, 2003)
- Most sacks in a season – 22.5 (tied with T. J. Watt)
- NFL forced fumbles co-leader – (2001)
- NFL 2000s All-Decade Team
- New York Giants Ring of Honor
- Number 92 retired by the New York Giants – (2021)
Property and Net Worth
- New Jersey Mansion
The former Giants defender owned a mansion in Montclair, New Jersey which he auctioned following his divorce from Jean Muggliand. The house was valued at $3.6 million. In August 2008, Strahan paid $1.665 million for a two-bed, two-bath, 1,911-square-foot condo in lower Manhattan which he sold for $2.4 million in 2014.
Michael Strahan signed multiple contracts in his career. His last contract was 7 year, $46.2 million contract with the Giants which included a $15.5 million signing bonus. Currently, his estimated salary is $17 million per year.
- Los Angeles Mansion
Strahan also had a mansion in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Brentwood which he bought in 2013 for $16 million while he was engaged to Nicole Mitchell Murphy. Built in 2013, the 15,600-square-foot home sits on a one-acre lot with a 59-foot swimming pool, an expansive lawn, and mature trees.
The three-story home includes a library, a home theater, a Prohibition-style wine cellar with a drinking lounge, a gym, a game room, a sauna, and two laundry rooms. The master wing includes a sitting room and a fireplace. There are 9 bedroom suites and 14 bathrooms. In 2015, Strahan sold the mansion for $21.5 million.
- Cars
Strahan has a large car collection with modern powerhouses and classics alike.
The list of vehicles includes a 2005 Porsche Carrera GT, a 2007 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Roadster, a 2012 Rolls-Royce Drophead, a 2015 Porsche GT3 RS, a Mercedes SL65 Black Series, a 1966 Mercedes-Benz 600, and a 1990 Lamborghini LM002 SUV, etc.
Michael Strahan’s Net Worth is approximately valued to be around a staggering $65 million.
