Michael Strahan to remain retired

After losing Michael Strahan to retirement and Osi Umenyiora to a season-ending knee injury last week, the Giants strength in 2007 became a weakness. One solution would have been to talk Michael Strahan, now a retired Fox Sports analyst, out of retirement and so Jerry Reese and the Giants gave it a shot. But to no avail.

"This has been one of the toughest nights of my life," Strahan said from Greece. "But after long deliberation and throwing around a million scenarios in my head for the past day, I think it's just best if I stay retired.

"I have gone back and forth on this because as a player you'll always want to play, you'll never lose that urge to be out there. But I could only do this if I could commit 100 percent, physically, mentally, emotionally and I can't do that. I've tried to convince myself and my body to give it one more year, but in the end I just don't think I could turn it on like I need to again."

I think it makes sense that Strahan remain retired. He says he can't "commit 100 percent" and if he were to come back, he would owe that to his team and teammates. Plus, I've always heard former players discuss how risky it is injury-wise to play if you're not 100% committed.

Michael Strahan made the right decision even if it's what Giants fans didn't want to hear. And I'm not just saying that because I'm a Cowboys fan. (ok - maybe just a little bit.)