Good Morning, Michael Strahan: NFL’er-turned-chatter jumps to GMA

ABC hopes former New York Giants star Michael Strahan will be a franchise player when he joins “Good Morning America” full time in September.

Strahan is exiting “Live with Kelly and Michael,” and a senior ABC source told CNN the move is a “no-brainer” and a way to “strengthen the team with a big star.”

As CNN reported, “Strahan, a former New York Giants defensive end, has become a bonafide media star in recent years. Along with his roles on ABC, he is a co-host of ‘NFL on Fox’ on Sundays, and that part of his portfolio won’t be changing. … Strahan succeeded Regis Philbin on the talk show after a lengthy period of on-air try-outs. He has co-hosted with Kelly Ripa since 2012.”

The nation’s lonely eyes turned to Ripa’s new partner.

11 Contenders To Replace Michael Strahan on ‘Live! with Kelly’ Ripa (Photos) https://t.co/7Ts2kzx6Rg pic.twitter.com/gYAFvYdOve

— TheWrap (@TheWrap) April 19, 2016

Congrats to Michael Strahan, you are going to be great on @GMA ? pic.twitter.com/MIhp5BmVGr

— Chelsea Silvers (@cscsfan1) April 19, 2016

@jeffdotseth @DavePalet On Judgement Day, if I’m allowed answers to nagging questions, one of them will be: “Why Michael Strahan?”

— Nick Canepa (@sdutCanepa) April 19, 2016