Strahan still isn't sure if he'll play in '08
by DAN MARTIN, New York Post
"I think the guys want me to come back," Strahan said. "Osi called me out of the blue two days ago."
Strahan's fellow defensive lineman Osi Umenyiora has his work cut out for him, since this is the second year in a row that the veteran has toyed with the idea of retirement - and this time he has a Super Bowl title to complete his career resume.
Last night, Strahan reiterated his stance that he has a pretty good idea of what he was going to do, but that he isn't ready to let anyone know.
"I know what I want to do," said Strahan, who was at Cipriani 23 last night, giving an award for the Diabetes Research Institute. "I just want to make sure it's 100 percent what I want to do, because either way it's a heck of a commitment."
A year ago, Strahan skipped training camp, saying he was mulling retirement, and although veteran mini-camp is scheduled for next month, he said he's not thinking about it.
"It's not on my mind at all," Strahan said.
Still, he admitted he is feeling "better" than he was at this time last year.
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"A ring makes you feel better," Strahan said. "Winning everything makes you feel great, but it's a Catch-22 because you feel the need to go back and defend it and then you think you couldn't write a better ending to the story."
That ending, it seems, still remains to be written.
"I'm not going to change my mind, whatever I decide," Strahan said. "If I retire, then I'm retired. If I say I'm playing again, then I'm committed to playing."
But Strahan did sound like someone who was seriously contemplating calling it quits.
"It's not (about money)," Strahan said. "Money is great, but I could make money doing other stuff. . . . There are a lot of other ways to make money, but that's not the sole purpose of life at this point. It's about enjoying myself, enjoying my family."
And maybe enjoying football.
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