My wife saw Michael Strahan on television not long ago and wondered why a guy with all that money wouldn't have his front teeth fixed to remove the huge gap. I told her Strahan believes it's his trademark, and that he'd no longer be as distinctive without it. 
I also told her I once wrote that the gap was so big you could drive a Chevrolet through it.
Strahan addressed the matter in his recently released autobiography, "Inside the Helmet: Life as Sunday Afternoon Warrior." Turns out he didn't like the gap either, but eventually has come to embrace it.
"People love to talk about the gap between my teeth and now I've got a secret to admit - I never wore a mouthpiece because I was secretly hoping I'd get a tooth knocked out so the dentist would have to fix the gap! ... I can't get it fixed now because it's become my physical trademark. But hey, if Orlando Pace knocked it out, well, gee, doc, I guess you better just fix it. Just make sure you leave the gap."
Strahan said the funniest ribbing he's ever gotten from the gap came during a preseason game in 2006 against the Jets.
"I don't know how they coordinated it, but a whole section [of Jets fans] started pelting me with chants of "orth-o-dontist, da da da-da-da! orth-o-dontist, da da da-da-da!" Jets fans are as bad as Eagles fans, but this chant was clever."
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Hey if the Fridge just got his teeth fixed and closed the gap between his front two teeth, Im sure we could make Mr Strahan look just as handsome.
Dr Mike
you wouldn't happen to be an orthodontist, would you?
The only funny thing ever to come out of Jay Mohr's mouth on that Pre-Game show that he did:
"Michael Strahan, you're lying through your tooth."
Dear Anonymous,
Cosmetic Dentistry is my thing.