GMA star Michael Strahan has revealed that he was frustrated when he was double-teamed during his football career.
The ex New York Giants defensive end admitted that his opponents’ tactics left him feeling “p***ed” off at first before viewing the strategy as a compliment.
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Strahan made the revelation during an appearance on the sports podcast All The Smoke on September 1 ahead of the start of the NFL season.
The ex-footballer explained how he was often “double-teamed” during his career.
Double-teaming is when two players target a highly-skilled footballer during a game.
Strahan said: “They just used to beat the hell out of me. At first, it was hard because when you’re getting double teamed it was frustrating.
“When you’re just trying to maneuver, it’s hard enough to beat one block.”
Strahan admitted that the tactic left him “p***ed” off at first before viewing it as a compliment.
He said: “It means that I’m good. You find a way around it.”
Strahan revealed that he found it more satisfying when he managed to evade players that were double-teaming him.
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He said: “It’s actually kind of fun. It’s like a science or math project – how to figure out the solution – but it’s a compliment to how great you are.”
Last week, Strahan urged his millions of fans to tune into his appearance on the podcast.
He reminisced on his football career, discussing the Giants’ Super Bowl XLII victory against the New England Patriots.
Strahan has recently been promoting his merchandise that can be bought on QVC.
He shared a picture of himself wearing a blue New York Giants t-shirt while holding an American football to the camera.
He captioned the post: “Put a football in my hand… the smile is going to shine through!!
“Do you like what you are seeing? This shirt and more are available RIGHT NOW exclusively at QVC.”
Strahan recently returned to GMA viewers’ screens following a summer break and was involved in a debate with the morning show co-star George Stephanopoulos.
The pair and fellow co-host Cecilia Vega were debating how to pronounce the word “Caribbean”.
Strahan said it one way while Stephanopoulos thought “it can be [said] both ways.”
Stephanopoulos asked viewers to settle the debate by tweeting into the show.
But, viewers were left divided as they shared their opinions with the presenters.
One wrote: “I’m with the second pronunciation. Sorry, @michaelstrahan!”
A second said they agreed with George, saying: “I think it can be pronounced both ways.”
A third viewer simply insisted: “Michael is correct.”
And another fan said: “I’m from the Caribbean so I’ll go with @michaelstrahan pronunciation for ‘Caribbean.’”
Strahan is also the host of the ABC quiz show The $100,000 Pyramid which airs on a Sunday night.
Several A-listers, including Cedric the Entertainer, have joined Strahan on the show.
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