By the time he was 18, Michael Strahan had almost given up on his football career. With a semester at Texas Southern University wrapped up, the young buck seemed hell-bent as he emptied his dorm room—“lamps, clothes, pillow, sheets, right down to the last pencil and eraser”. To put things bluntly, he simply felt out of place. Having grown up in Mannheim (Germany), where breaking rules bordered on moral sin, his move to live with Uncle Art in Texas at just 16 was no less than a culture shock. It was as if he were thrust into a land of chaos and insubordination. Even a scholarship after just one season of high school football fell awfully short to convince him he was good enough.

Soon after, the holidays were nearing its end, and his dad Gene had casually asked his youngest child when he was going back to college. “I am not returning to Texas,” the youngster had announced, prompting the father to ask, “What are YOU going to do?” ”It clicked in my head right then that my father had a vision for me and a plan, but he couldn’t do it for me. Your parents can’t take care of you forever. I had to do it,” the Super Bowl champ recalled. 36 years later, that same vision has given way to a career transition only a few have been able to make, let alone succeed.

Today, the NFL superstar-turned-broadcaster reportedly sits on a massive $65 million net worth, which includes a $20 million contract with ABC for Good Morning America and $100,000 Pyramid. For eight seasons, Michael Strahan’s signature energy helped carry The $100,000 Pyramid from the show’s reboot back in 2016 to reliable prime-time entertainment. But now, with little fanfare and no clear statement, the game show that once thrived on buzzer-beaters and celebrity banter is showing signs of being quietly being phased out.

And then, an Instagram post from SMAC Entertainment, the production company co-founded by Michael Strahan, read: “Season 8 of @pyramidabc is coming to a close. But that doesn’t mean you have to stop watching.” That’s not exactly a renewal tease. And with just one unaired episode left, the odds of a season 9 look increasingly slim, especially with the dwindling viewership: Season 6 (episodes 1-10) garnered 3.599 million average viewers, and episodes 11-18 had 2.793 million, whereas Season 7 averaged 2.777 million viewers. As for the current season, the show’s average viewership has dwindled down further to 2.307 million (till episode 7).

Moreover, the writing seems more prominent on the wall because the former defensive end is also set to leave GMA at the end of his contract in the summer of 2025, and ABC has not provided any confirmations on the game show’s renewal yet.

Maybe Strahan could find the energy of the Blond Bomber in him, who just refuses to walk away.

Terry Bradshaw’s last ride with Fox? Think again!

Back in ’94, when FOX took the NFL from CBS, they made sure to take Terry Bradshaw with them. A four-time Super Bowl champ with the Steelers turned TV personality with the volume cranked up to 11. From day one, Bradshaw’s been the emotional thermostat of FOX NFL Sunday. You never quite knew if he was going to break down a defense or break into a gospel song. And for thirty straight seasons, he’s been that guy.

But when Jimmy Johnson called it quits earlier this year, the whispers around Bradshaw got louder. Two Hall of Fame voices from the same generation, one already out, the other showing signs. Health scares didn’t help. Bradshaw beat two types of cancer and publicly opened up about gaining weight due to steroid treatment. “I ended up getting…rheumatoid arthritis,” he said. “They put me on steroids… I put on so much weight… I just couldn’t get it off.”

So, when Terry sat down with Lou Canellis on Fox 32 Chicago, fans braced themselves. Retirement? He dodged it with a quote. “Billy Graham said, ‘The minute you retire is the day you start dying.’” But then came the part everyone was waiting for: “My contract with FOX is for two more years… If I could, I would probably stay four more years, and I’d be 80.” He’s under contract through 2026 and open to staying through 2029, when FOX gets its next Super Bowl.

Will he make it to 80 behind the FOX desk? Too early to call. He’s 76 now, battling his body but still sharp on-air. If FOX wants him for that 2029 Super Bowl, it’s not off the table. But Terry Bradshaw’s already locked in for two more seasons. So, get ready to hear more of the ‘Voodoo Lady’ stories, or maybe another version of Danny DeVito. Shedeur Watson, maybe? Nah, that’d be too obvious.