Hall of Famer Michael Strahan has had an incredible, multi-platform, high-profile media career. He could soon be walking away from a big part of it.
Via Brendon Kleen of AwfulAnnouncing.com, Strahan recently hinted during an appearance on the New Heights podcast that he could be stepping away from Good Morning America.
Asked by Jason Kelce what’s next for Strahan’s career, he said without hesitation, “Retirement.”
“I love Fox,” Strahan added. “I truly love that. But you work so much, I want to go here, I want to go there, and I can’t do a lot of things because I’ve got these commitments and schedules and stuff. At this point, I have to look at time lived and time left.”
Strahan, 54, has taken a reduced role at GMA. But if/when he eventually retires from daytime TV, he won’t be giving up his in-season Sunday role with Fox NFL Sunday.
“I’m not just going to completely disappear,” Strahan said. “I’ll do Fox until they throw me off of Fox. I don’t want to be 80 years old on Fox, but I’ll stick around a little bit longer.”
Strahan surely doesn’t need the money. He’s made plenty. He’s now moving toward a point in his life where he can spend it.
And the key is time. As Strahan said, “Time lived and time left.”
It’s a decision we’ll all have to make at some point, if we’re lucky. For Strahan, it looks like partial retirement is on the horizon, if not closer.
The Titans are hiring Shea Tierney as their new quarterbacks coach, Mike Garafolo of NFL Media.
Tierney served in the same role on Brian Daboll’s coaching staff with the Giants, working with Daniel Jones, Jaxson Dart, Tommy DeVito and Russell Wilson, among others. His relationship with Daboll actually goes back to 2017 when both were at Alabama.
Tierney also worked with Daboll in Buffalo.
He is now charged with turning Cam Ward into the franchise quarterback the Titans expected him to become when they used the No. 1 overall pick on him last year.
Jordan Raanan of ESPN reports that offensive line coach Carmen Bricillo is also expected to follow Daboll from New York. Bricillo spent the past two seasons as the Giants’ offensive line coach and has also worked in that position for the Patriots and Raiders.
Bill Belichick will not be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year and it looks like the quarterback who beat him in a pair of Super Bowls won’t be inducted either.
Ian O’Connor of TheAthletic.com reports that former Giants quarterback Eli Manning fell short of the votes needed to be elected. Manning is in his second year of eligibility as a modern era candidate for the Hall.
Given that Manning was on the ballot last year, the news is far less surprising to hear than that of Belichick’s fate in his first year of eligibility. The postseason performances that set up and earned Manning two Super Bowl MVPs for beating Belichick’s Patriots are the pillars of his candidacy while his more modest record in the regular season is seen as the chief argument against his election.
The full list of this year’s inductees will be revealed at next week’s NFL Honors. The 14 other finalists for election are Willie Anderson Drew Brees, Jahri Evans, Larry Fitzgerald, Frank Gore, Torry Holt, Luke Kuechly, Terrell Suggs, Adam Vinatieri, Reggie Wayne, Kevin Williams, Jason Witten, Darren Woodson, and Marshal Yanda.
The Browns have made their choice.
According to multiple reports, Cleveland is hiring Baltimore offensive coordinator Todd Monken to be the franchise’s next head coach.
Monken, 59, spent the last three seasons as the Ravens’ offensive coordinator, helping Lamar Jackson win his second MVP award in 2023. The Ravens then finished No. 1 in yards and No. 3 in points in 2024.
The Browns have familiarity with Monken, as he was the team’s offensive coordinator under former head coach Freddie Kitchens in 2019. Kitchens called the plays for the team that season.
Monken also won a pair of CFP national championships as Georgia’s offensive coordinator from 2020-2022.
Monken does have head coaching experience, having led Southern Miss from 2013-2015. He compiled a 13-25 record with the team, though the program improved each season. In 2015, Southern Miss went 9-5 and 7-1 in Conference USA play.
The Browns reportedly had Monken, defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz, and Rams passing game coordinator Nate Scheelhaase as their three finalists. Browns owner Jimmy Haslam had said that he preferred to keep Schwartz with the team. Monken was reportedly open to keeping Schwartz as defensive coordinator.
If Monken had not landed the Browns job, he was likely to be the Giants’ offensive coordinator under John Harbaugh. New York will now have to pivot with another candidate.
Broncos quarterbacks coach/pass game coordinator Davis Webb has received interest as a head coaching candidate this month and he’s also a candidate for another move up the coaching ladder.
Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Webb has received requests from the Eagles, Giants, and Ravens to interview for their offensive coordinator openings. The Giants and Ravens have new head coaches while the Eagles are looking for a new coordinator after relieving Kevin Patullo of those duties.
Any decision about pursuing those jobs could be tied to the Raiders’ plans at head coach. Webb has interviewed with them twice for the position with the most recent coming on Monday. Joe Brady and Brian Daboll were also candidates in Vegas, but Brady became the Bills’ head coach Tuesday while Daboll has signed on as the Titans’ offensive coordinator.
The Broncos also fired their offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi on Tuesday, so there could be a chance for Webb to earn a promotion without leaving Denver. Head coach Sean Payton calls the team’s offensive plays, however, and Webb would have the opportunity to do that role with the other teams interested in his services.
