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The New York football Giants will begin their Super Bowl title defense without their defensive anchorman and leader, Michael Strahan. After a long anticipation, Strahan finally decided to hang the cleats before the start of mini-camp, to avoid any unnecessary distractions on the team. "It was important that my teammates knew which way I was going before they got on the field to start the work to defend our title… it's time. I'm done… "It's a tough decision but I wanted to be fair to the Giants and fair to my teammates," " said the veteran hall of fame bound, Strahan.  SportsBook.com has the 2008-2009 betting lines for the NFL regular season, week 1. The NFL New York Giants with Michael Strahan retired are scheduled to open their 2008-2009 regular season against the Washington Redskins. The G-Men are an early -4½ betting odds favorite in early NFL betting lines against the Washington Redskins (+4½). Strahan leaves the NY Giants as the team's all-time sack leader, and is a sure first-ballot Hall of Famer. New York Giants Michael Strahan Retires from NFL with: 852 total tackles, 141.5 total sacks, and 4 INTs (with 2 returned for Touchdowns). Here are other early 2008-2009 NFL Betting Lines for Week 1 of the Regular Season, brought to you by Sportsbook.com: New England Patriots -15.5 vs. Kansas City Chiefs +15.5 New Orleans Saints -3.5 vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers +3.5 Indianapolis Colts -9 vs. Chicago Bears +9 Denver Broncos -1 vs. Oakland Raiders +1 For other 2008-2009 NFL Betting Lines for Week 1 of the Regular Season, please visit: Sportsbook.com
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