A retired football player who played the defensive end position for the New York Giants, Michael Strahan has not been just sitting back and enjoying the money he has made over the years. It is interesting to note that besides his skills as a sportsperson, he has also won hearts as a talk show host, and has a few other revenue sources, too. One can easily notice that he has a huge net worth, thanks to such different careers and projects. A native of Houston, Texas, he played his entire career for the New York Giants from 1993-2007, and he amassed about $60 million as a salary from his team. In 2002, he signed a contract for $46 million with the Giants.
What Is His Net Worth?
According to Celebrity Net Worth, the 41-year old Michael Strahan is worth an estimated $65 million. A significant part of this is thought come from his football career, where his total accumulative salary is speculated to be approximately $60 million. While this fugue is nowhere close to the net worth of some of the other former NFL players like Roger Staubach, Peyton Manning, and Brett Favre, which is close to hundreds of millions of dollars, the media still ranks Strahan among the top 20 richest NFL players ever. The 2002-2003 season was his highest-paid one, where he reportedly earned $20.6 million from his contract alone.
Strahan managed to maintain his financial value among the richest ex-NFL players though he had almost lost half of his wealth in 2007. At that time, he had just retired from the league and was worth $23 million. A judge went on to order him to pay his ex-wife from his second marriage $15 million in divorce settlement and $18,000 monthly child support, which he successfully appealed.
Talk Show Hosting
Following his retirement from football in 2008, Strahan found his new calling as a talk show host. The best part of his stint in talk show hosting was him co-starring with Kelly Ripa for four years on Live! With Kelly and Michael. This came to an end a year before it was announced that Ryan Seacrest would be taking over the position. He has also been a talk show host for various other shows, including the likes of Fox NFL Sundays, Pros Vs Joes, Good Morning America, and $100,000 Pyramid.
Going by Celebrity Net Worth’s estimate, the current salary that Strahan draws for his talk show hosting positions is around $17 million annually. It is also interesting to note that Strahan does a few small side projects which may contribute to additional annual income.
Other Revenue Streams
While he draws the major part of his income from his professional football career and television hosting career, Strahan has also undertaken some small side projects that further add to his annual income. Though we do not have precise information about the amount of money he earns from them, still is should quite a handsome sum.
In 2015, he launched his men’s clothing line through JC Penny. Dubbed as MSX, it features a wide assortment of clothing items that are both professional wear and casual wear, including suit jackets, slacks, and dress shirts with included ties, as well as tees with short sleeves and jogging pants. What’s more, his line also features undergarments!
In the same year, Strahan released a book titled Wake Up Happy: The Dream Big, Win Big Guide to Transforming Your Life. Written with assistance from Veronica Chambers, attained decent popularity. On Amazon, Strahan’s book has accumulated 246 reviews with an average rating of 4.6. The print version has also been ranked 389 in football-genre books on the mass retailer’s website.
Way back in 2007, he released a book entitled Inside the Helmet: My Life as a Sunday Warrior, with the help of Jay Glazer. This book had not achieved much success, especially as compared to its successor, having received only 15 customer reviews on Amazon over the last ten years. However, it is ranked #303 in football memoirs, suggesting that it was only underwhelming and not an outright failure.