Seven-time New York Giants Pro Bowl selection Michael Strahan is staying retired. "This has been one of the toughest nights of my life," Strahan told FoxSports. com in a story released yesterday. "But after long deliberation and throwing around a million scenarios in my head for the past day, I think it's just best if I stay retired." Giants general manager Jerry Reese asked Strahan, 36, to reconsider his retirement Monday, just 48 hours after the Super Bowl champions lost Pro Bowl defensive end Osi Umenyiora for the season to a knee injury in a preseason game. Strahan needed about a day to turn down an offer to return for a 16th season with what could have been an $8 million contract.