Michael Strahan awards prove why he has earned such a huge net worth and salary in his career
The former NFL player, Michael Strahan, is a two-time Emmy Award winner, which is not an ordinary thing. He has an amazing net worth of $65 million. He has earned such an amazing fortune by working for over 15 years as a footballer and after that, as a TV personality. Looking at his awards and career, we already know why his net worth is so high.
Let's go into details about his net worth and salary.
Michael Strahan's net worth
As of 2022, Michael Strahan, one of America's most popular football players, has a net worth of $ 65 million. Strahan has earned his net worth of $55 million as of 2016, which now stands at around $65 million, by working very hard. The major source of his net worth is his daytime talk show "Live with Kelly and Michael" at present.
However, when he worked as an NFL player, his net worth is said to have been $60 million which was solely based on his salary. In 2002, Strahan had signed a 7-year contract which was worth $46.298 million.
Talking about Strahan’s residency, he has an alluring mansion in Los Angeles that is worth $17 million, which he sold for $21.5 million in 2015. It is a 9-bedroom and 14-bath traditionally styled house, which is spread over an area of 15,600 square feet. His mansion has other facilities such as a home gym complete with an attached bathroom and massage table, a walk-in safe/bank vault, and a Prohibition-style wine cellar/drinking lounge. There’s even a private elevator that connects the three levels and not to forget, a 59-foot swimming pool.
Michael Strahan salary
In 2015, Strahan was the 11th highest-paid retired athlete as he had an annual salary of $17 million. At present, Strahan has not disclosed his salary, but we know that he earns a lot just by looking at his net worth.
Michael Strahan career
Strahan’s career in NFL began in 1993 when he got selected 40th overall in the NFL draft, by the New York Giants. He became the Giant’s full-time starter during the second year in the league and did not speak of stopping there. In 1998, he set an NFL single-season record with 22.5 sacks in 2001. In his final game, he was ranked fifth in NFL’s history with 141.5 quarterback sacks. In 2007, he helped his club win its first Super Bowl victory in nearly two decades.
When he retired from NFL, he said,
I just hope people can say he was a great defensive end, he helped us win, he's a motivator, and he’s a team leader. And you're going to miss me when I leave.
After his retirement, he became a football analyst for FOX Sports. Besides, he was also seen in many commercials for the Subway sandwich chain. In 2009, he appeared in Fox’s ‘Brothers’. After that, he became the co-host of ‘Live! With Kelly’ in 2012, which was later renamed ‘Live! With Kelly and Michael’. In 2014, he was hired as a part-time correspondent for ‘Good Morning America’. In 2016, he announced that he was leaving ‘Live! With Kelly and Michael’ to work full time on "Good Morning America".
Michael Strahan awards and achievements
Strahan won the Daytime Emmy award twice: in 2015 and 2016 for his outstanding performance on his talk show. Besides, he has been nominated multiple times for the People’s Choice Award and Sports Emmy Award.
Image: Michale Strahan
Source: CBS Sports
Being the recipient of the Emmy award not once but twice is not everyone’s cup of tea. It surely does prove that he deserves his net worth and salary in his career.
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