Michael Strahan refused to simply accept a customized jersey from the Eagles throughout “Good Morning America” on Thursday.
The previous All-Professional move rusher, who gained a Tremendous Bowl with the Giants throughout his 15-year NFL profession with New York, was jokingly gifted a No. 25 jersey together with his identify on it by the Eagles and he held it up for the digital camera.
“All I can say is, you wish!” Strahan stated earlier than he tossed the jersey on the flooring.
“Hope you kept the receipt, guys 😅,” GMA wrote on Instagram, together with a clip of Strahan, who’s been a co-anchor on the present since 2016.
The Eagles gifted Strahan the jersey as joked earlier than their go to to “GMA” to advertise the Eagles Autism Basis on Friday.
April can be Autism Acceptance Month.
“GMA” co-anchor Robin Roberts added that she tried to cease Sam Champion from presenting Strahan with the jersey.
“Our friends at the @philadelphiaeagles are coming to Times Square tomorrow and they wanted to give @michaelstrahan a present for the occasion!” GMA added on its YouTube channel.
Strahan is the Giants’ all-time chief in sacks with 141.5.
The Giants retired Strahan’s No. 92 throughout a halftime a sport towards the Eagles at MetLife Stadium on November 28, 2021.
The jersey stunt got here months after the Huge Blue icon waved an Eagles flag and stated “Fly Eagles, Fly,” throughout a Tremendous Bowl pregame present phase with operating again Saquon Barkley, a transfer Strahan’s former teammate Amani Toomer known as a “shot across the bow” to the franchise.
