Michael Strahan this week on his weekly segment on WFAN, a segment he apparently gets paid for, completely threw Plaxico Burress under the bus, saying that he quit on the team and that he doesn't understand what his motivation is, etc. It was obviously a comment out of frustration and he was most likely just honestly answering a question which in most cases leads to problems. Today was one of those days.
At first Strahan was approached to talk about his statement from yesterday but he refused to comment on the previous comment saying that he doesn't talk to the media until thursday. Then the ESPN reporter decided to bring the comment directly to Plaxico Burress and read the quote verbatim to him. This lead Plaxico to sit there in almost complete shock as it was the first time he heard the statement. His replies were the typical things like that's unfortunate that he feels that way, I'm not going to talk about another player on my team, he should say it to me, etc.
Then when interviewed later today Michael Strahan said that his quote is just being portrayed as negative. Michael continued his tirade and with all of his statements he was attempting to alleviate all of the blame from himself and place it on the media saying that the media was trying to divide the locker room. He then went into a rant about how the media is always negative and told them that he doesn't give bleep and he knows garbage when he reads it.
Simply put, you have to live with your words Michael. You said it, then when approached you could have nipped it in the butt and clarified your statements, instead the reporter made the easy decision and brought it to Plaxico to create a bigger story.
And the Giants Avalanche picks up extra steam.
At first Strahan was approached to talk about his statement from yesterday but he refused to comment on the previous comment saying that he doesn't talk to the media until thursday. Then the ESPN reporter decided to bring the comment directly to Plaxico Burress and read the quote verbatim to him. This lead Plaxico to sit there in almost complete shock as it was the first time he heard the statement. His replies were the typical things like that's unfortunate that he feels that way, I'm not going to talk about another player on my team, he should say it to me, etc.
Then when interviewed later today Michael Strahan said that his quote is just being portrayed as negative. Michael continued his tirade and with all of his statements he was attempting to alleviate all of the blame from himself and place it on the media saying that the media was trying to divide the locker room. He then went into a rant about how the media is always negative and told them that he doesn't give bleep and he knows garbage when he reads it.
Simply put, you have to live with your words Michael. You said it, then when approached you could have nipped it in the butt and clarified your statements, instead the reporter made the easy decision and brought it to Plaxico to create a bigger story.
And the Giants Avalanche picks up extra steam.
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