Well, he hasn't made a final decision, but when we talked yesterday at an appearance he made on behalf of Oscar Meyer and its famed "Weinermobile" in Times Square, it certainly sounded as if retirement is a very real possibility.
In fact, if Strahan had to make the decision today, he'd probably be done. That's why he wants to take a vacation, clear his head of any thoughts of football, and make a calm, reasoned decision afterward. 
Here's a story from today's Newsday with some interesting quotes from the 36-year-old defensive end.
"My body is hurting," he said. "I can get it geared up enough to go out on Sunday. But the problem is I have to live a life the other days of the week. And now, when we're not even playing and you wake up and you're hurting ... you take 10 steps before you can stand up straight and walk right. That's not good at thirty-something years old. Those are things that you have to take into account and realize that is something that goes along with it.
"You think: 'Is this going to go away, or is this just how my life is going to .continue and I'm going to make it worse by sticking around?' There is really .nothing else for me to do and prove, so anything I do from this point out, it's to have fun and be around the guys, .nothing more than that."
I'll be back in a bit to supplement these quotes with a few more.
Comments (4)
Bob:
Is he first-ballot?
He absolutely SHOULD be first ballot, Tom. Whether he WILL be remains to be seen. Some strange things happen in those Hall of Fame meetings. In my mind, his numbers will only grow more impressive when people realize that he played the strong side and thus had far more run-stopping responsibilities than most ends. Reggie White was a shade more dominant, but I put Strahan right up there with the greats.
Does this mean that we can look forward to Messrs. Favre and Strahan re-enacting the phantom sack on the podium in Canton, then?
I think with a guy like Dr. Z, who understands the minutiae of the game, on the committee, Strahan's chances are definitely better than average.