Michael Strahan eyes shock NFL return with the New York Giants

Michael Strahan eyes shock NFL return with the New York Giants

Tom Brady may not be the only NFL analyst with a stake in one of the league’s 32 teams.

As reported by Sportico, Fox Sports’ Michael Strahan hopes to buy into his former team, the New York Giants. The Hall of Famer has partnered with billionaire businessman and ex-Milwaukee Bucks owner Marc Lasry in a reported effort to acquire a portion of the Giants, who recently announced plans to sell a minority stake.

Strahan’s net worth isn’t exactly public knowledge, although various internet reports put it somewhere around $65 million. He did earn $76.4 million over his record-setting NFL career, but the fearsome pᴀss rusher has buoyed his net worth by co-hosting ABC’s Good Morning America, as well as a number of other shows.

Roughly 10 percent of the team is up for sale, according to multiple reports. A team spokesman declined to go into further detail with DailyMail.com.

Strahan’s reported interest follows a Bloomberg report claiming former Giants quarterback Eli Manning is also eying a bid. Manning’s agent did not respond to Daily Mail’s request for confirmation and a Giants spokesman was unaware of any bid.

The Mara and Tisch families, who own the Giants, announced in February that they were considering the sale of a non-controlling stake. Interestingly, Manning told CNBC he’d consider buying into Big Blue just one month earlier.

Strahan (left) hopes to follow Brady (right) into the NFL owner's box despite his media ties

Strahan (left) hopes to follow Brady (right) into the NFL owner’s box despite his media ties 

Michael Strahan (92) on the field after the giants defeated the San Diego Chargers in 1998

Michael Strahan (92) on the field after the giants defeated the San Diego Chargers in 1998

‘There’s probably only one team I’d be interested in pursuing,’ he told CNBC in January. ‘It’s the one I played for for 16 years.’

As 10 percent of the team is up for sale, according to Bloomberg, but that stake could be divided by a number of investors.

Manning, 44, earned more than $250 million in salary over his 16-year NFL career. Since then, he has added significant broadcast and advertising income and now owns stakes in private equity firm Brand Velocity Group and the NWSL’s Gotham FC.

The Giants were founded by the Mara family but sold 50-percent of the team to the Tisch family in 1991 after winning a second Super Bowl.

Wellington Mara and Bob Tisch have since pᴀssed away, but the team has won another pair of Super Bowl тιтles with their sons, team CEO John Mara, and his co-owner Steve Tisch.

A stake in the Giants – even a small one – could be pricy.

The team is worth an estimated $7.3 billion, according to Forbes, and boasted $691 million in revenue in 2023.

Manning’s potential purchase of a stake in the Giants comes after former New England Patriots teammates Brady and Richard Seymour bought a piece of the Las Vegas Raiders.

That purchase has created a potential conflict of interest for Brady, who, like Strahan, analyses the NFL on Fox.

When Brady’s minority Raiders ownership was confirmed last year, he was told he wouldn’t be allowed to participate in team production meetings with players or coaches, visit other practice facilities or criticize officials. However, ahead of Super Bowl LIX, the NFL relaxed those rules for Brady, who was calling the action from the booth.

Super Bowl-winning Giants quarterbacks (from left) Phil Simms, Jeff Hostetler and Eli Manning

Super Bowl-winning Giants quarterbacks (from left) Phil Simms, Jeff Hostetler and Eli Manning

Co-Owners John Mara and Steve Tisch celebrate after the New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots 21-17 to win Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 5, 2012

Co-Owners John Mara and Steve Tisch celebrate after the New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots 21-17 to win Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 5, 2012

But while the NFL, Fox and the Raiders are fine with Brady’s split loyalties, others in the media have expressed concerns.

‘I’ve been with NBC for 15 years now,’ Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio told Pardon My Take. ‘There is no way in hell NBC would give Tom Brady a microphone when he owns a piece of a team.

‘They would never do it. They would say, ‘’Tom you’ve gotta pick a lane. You cannot do this.’’ Fox should have done that.

It remains unclear what, if any, restrictions Strahan would have as studio analyst for the network.

The 53-year-old Strahan hasn’t played since the 2007 season, when he and the Giants upset Brady’s previously undefeated New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII. The six-time All-Pro led the NFL in sacks twice and was later named to the NFL’s 2000s All-Decade Team. 

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