Michael Strahan defends Chris Johnson ALS interview after criticism

Michael Strahan hit back at the critics who questioned why the “Good Morning America” co-host and former Giants star did not ask ex-Titans running back Chris Johnson about the link between Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and football during an interview he conducted with Johnson late last month. Following the interview on ABC’s morning show, several people were quick to wonder why Strahan didn’t ask Johnson, who was publicly revealing he was diagnosed with ALS, about the correlation between the disease and playing football.
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Michael Strahan hit back at the critics who questioned why the “Good Morning America” co-host and former Giants star did not ask ex-Titans running back Chris Johnson about the link between Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and football during an interview he conducted with Johnson late last month. Following the interview on ABC’s morning show, several people were quick to wonder why Strahan didn’t ask Johnson, who was publicly revealing he was diagnosed with ALS, about the correlation between the disease and playing football. Appearing on the “Dan Patrick Show” on Tuesday, the host, who was one of those people, brought up the issue. “I actually thought about that, because I saw everybody [saying] ‘you should have asked this, you should have asked that.’ Well you should have got the interview, how about that,” Strahan said, chuckling after a brief pause.
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- Michael Strahan hit back at the critics who questioned why the “Good Morning America” co-host and former Giants star did not ask ex-Titans running back Chris Johnson about the link between Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and football during an interview he conducted with Johnson late last month. Following the interview on ABC’s morning show, several people were quick to wonder why Strahan didn’t ask Johnson, who was publicly revealing he was diagnosed with ALS, about the correlation between the disease and playing football.
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