Giants Begin Negotiating With Michael Strahan

According to a source close to Michael Strahan, the former Giants DE received a call from a Giants official Monday to gauge his interest in coming back to replace injured DE Osi Umenyiora. It was reported earlier today that Strahan is willing to come back if the Giants make a "sincere effort" to woo him and make an offer of $8 million for the year. Earlier Monday, Tom Coughlin made the announcement that he planned to fill the void left by Umenyiora by moving linebacker Mathias Kiwanuka back to defensive end, the position he was drafted at back in 2006. Coughlin said he hadn't been involved in any internal discussions about Strahan, but he refused to close the door on Strahan's return. "We're going to explore every option that's available," Coughlin said. GM Jerry Reese indicated the same thing in a statement, which read in part "We'll continue to research all of our options." Until they know for sure whether they can bring back the 37-year-old Strahan, it appears the Giants will continue to move forward with their plan to switch Kiwanuka back to end. Coughlin said he spoke to Kiwanuka Sunday and he was willing to make the move.