{"id":2257161,"date":"2026-01-29T23:22:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T23:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2257161"},"modified":"2026-01-29T23:22:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T23:22:27","slug":"gmas-michael-strahan-teases-retirement-what-he-plans-next-entertainment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/gmas-michael-strahan-teases-retirement-what-he-plans-next-entertainment\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018GMA\u2019s Michael Strahan Teases Retirement &#038; What He Plans Next | Entertainment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" false=\"\">\n                                <meta itemprop=\"isAccessibleForFree\" content=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"subscriber-preview\">\n<p>Nearly 20 years after he retired from the NFL, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/michael-strahan\/\">Michael Strahan<\/a> just teased that he may retire from some of his TV gigs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-preview\">\n<p>The <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/show\/good-morning-america\/\">Good Morning America<\/a><\/em> host talked about football, his career, his personal life, and more on the Wednesday, January 29, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MbXR1K4zQCE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">episode<\/a> of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/jason-kelce\/\">Jason<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/travis-kelce\/\">Travis Kelce<\/a>\u2018s New Heights podcast. \u201cYou\u2019ve done so much, Mike. What\u2019s next?\u201d Jason asked Strahan. \u201cWhat is the next thing for Michael Strahan?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\" style=\"display:none\">\n<p>\u201cRetirement,\u201d Strahan candidly replied, taking Jason and Travis by surprise. Strahan, 54, quickly assured the brothers that he was joking, but noted that he plans to retire from TV \u201cat some point\u201d in the future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\" style=\"display:none\">\n<p>\u201cI love Fox. I absolutely love that. But I just want to \u2014 you work so much and then I want to go here, I want to go there, and I can\u2019t do a lot of things because I got these commitments and schedule stuff. I think at some point, I have to look at time lived and time left.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\" style=\"display:none\">\n<p>Strahan noted that Jason and Travis have \u201cmore time ahead of you than behind you,\u201d whereas he has \u201cmore time behind me than ahead of me.\u201d He continued, \u201cI\u2019m starting to look more in that vein of life, and I\u2019m not just gonna completely disappear.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\" style=\"display:none\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Michael Strahan on Championship Sunday, Super Bowl Picks, Sack Records &amp; Life After the NFL | EP 177\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MbXR1K4zQCE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\" style=\"display:none\">\n<p>Shortly after retiring from the NFL in 2008, Strahan entered the world of TV, becoming a host on <em>Fox NFL Sunday<\/em>. He has also become a staple of morning TV, having appeared on <em>GMA<\/em> since 2014. He cohosted <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/show\/live-with-kelly-and-michael\/\"><em>Live With Kelly and Michael<\/em><\/a> alongside <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/kelly-ripa\/\">Kelly Ripa<\/a> from 2012 to 2016 but stepped down to become a full-time <em>GMA<\/em> coanchor in 2016.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tncms-region-article_instory_middle\" class=\"tncms-region hidden-print\">\n<div id=\"tncms-block-699365\" class=\"tncms-block\">\n<section id=\"block-699365\" class=\"block emphasis-h3   \">\n<div class=\"card-grid   card-img-md card-compact\">\n<div class=\" row\">\n<div class=\" col-sm-4 \">\n<article id=\"card-summary-699365-08be3c58-f66f-5dfe-821d-1b81e7a37c13\" class=\"tnt-asset-type-article clearfix card summary has-image image-top inherit letterbox-style-default  tnt-section-lifestyles tnt-sub-section-entertainment\">\n<div class=\"card-container\">\n<div class=\"card-image card-image-top\">\n<div class=\"media-preview-08be3c58-f66f-5dfe-821d-1b81e7a37c13 media-preview article-asset \" data-aspect=\"4:3\">\n<figure class=\"photo layout-horizontal letterbox-style-default\">\n<div class=\"image\">\n<p>                    <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kpcnews.com\/lifestyles\/entertainment\/article_08be3c58-f66f-5dfe-821d-1b81e7a37c13.html\" class=\"tnt-asset-link\" aria-label=\"Movies and TV shows casting across the US\"><\/p>\n<p>                &#13;<br \/>\n                        <br \/>\n                <\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n<div class=\" col-sm-4 last-grid-item\">\n<article id=\"card-summary-699365-09554aa7-5e10-5f45-814a-39c4368505e2\" class=\"tnt-asset-type-article clearfix card summary has-image image-top inherit letterbox-style-default  tnt-section-lifestyles tnt-sub-section-entertainment\">\n<div class=\"card-container\">\n<div class=\"card-image card-image-top\">\n<div class=\"media-preview-09554aa7-5e10-5f45-814a-39c4368505e2 media-preview article-asset \" data-aspect=\"4:3\">\n<figure class=\"photo layout-horizontal letterbox-style-default\">\n<div class=\"image\">\n<p>                    <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kpcnews.com\/lifestyles\/entertainment\/article_09554aa7-5e10-5f45-814a-39c4368505e2.html\" class=\"tnt-asset-link\" aria-label=\"Is K-pop music bad for your mental health? 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I had to learn football later,\u201d he said on the podcast. \u201cAnd I love doing those things and I think I could get a lot of validation or a lot of just not feeling completely retired and doing nothing. But that gives me enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\" style=\"display:none\">\n<p>Strahan has several business ventures under his belt. He is the cofounder of the talent agency SMAC Entertainment, has launched a self-titled clothing brand, and invested in multiple companies over the years. He has shown off his business knowledge as a guest shark on ABC\u2019s <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/show\/shark-tank\/\">Shark Tank<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\" style=\"display:none\">\n<p>Strahan wrapped up the podcast discussion by sharing that he will continue to appear on Fox \u201cuntil they throw me off of Fox.\u201d He added, \u201cI want to be 80 years old on Fox, but I\u2019ll stick around a little bit longer.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\" style=\"display:none\">\n<p>Strahan previously shut down <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/1217475\/michael-strahan-denies-good-morning-america-exit-rumors-abc\/\">speculation<\/a> that he was leaving <em>GMA<\/em> in a September 2025 interview with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/film\/857695\/gma-michael-strahan-final-verdict-stepping-away-exclusive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hello!<\/a> magazine, sharing, \u201cOh, I\u2019m not going anywhere, I\u2019m not stepping away from nothing! I can still do all my jobs and work and still have plenty of time to play golf. So I\u2019ve got the best of both worlds.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subscriber-only\" style=\"display:none\">\n<p><strong><em>Good Morning America<\/em>, Weekdays, 7a.m.\/6c, ABC<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.5&appId=283129931792540\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.kpcnews.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly 20 years after he retired from the NFL, Michael Strahan just teased that he may retire from some of his TV gigs. 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