Michael Strahan Explains Why He 'Cannot Fathom' Ever Competing on Dancing with the Stars

Michael Strahan isn’t ready to throw his hat in the ring for the mirrorball trophy.

On the May 13 episode of Good Morning America, Strahan, 53, shut down the possibility of competing on Dancing with the Stars while interviewing the show’s co-host Alfonso Ribeiro.

The moment happened after Strahan’s co-host Lara Spencer asked Ribeiro, 53, if there's anyone from “the sports world” who he would like to see on the upcoming season of the ABC competition series while pointing to the former NFL star.

Strahan then interrupted, “Don't be pointing at me.”

“I think, listen, if there was a guy. I think if he played for the Giants at one point in his life. You know, he'd bring the whole New York audience, right?” Ribeiro teased before Strahan briefly showed his dance moves.

“That's as much as you're getting,” the former defensive end said, to which Ribeiro responded, “We need you, buddy. We'll get you a tall dancer to dance with you so it won't look so awkward.”

“You know what I love about Dancing with the Stars?” Strahan asked. "When they come here, and I just get to interview them, and I don't have to dance. That's the best part.”

“My joints are too old and brittle,” Strahan joked.

However, Ribeiro noted taking part in the show could be a perfect fit with his schedule as he’s already in Los Angeles for his job as an analyst on Fox NFL Sunday.

“Listen, you come out there anyway,” he said. “You're there on the weekend. You just stay a few extra days.”

Strahan made it clear that he won’t be putting on his dance shoes anytime soon, saying, “This is the thing; this is what scared me. Every professional football player and athlete who has been on the show said it was the hardest thing they've ever done. If it was harder than football was for me, I cannot fathom it at this point in my life.”

Ribeiro then suggested that “some of those athletes” might not have been “giving their all in football,” adding, “I can't say for certain, but maybe they didn't step up.”

“There were Football Hall of Famers in that group,” Strahan noted. He then suggested another member of the Good Morning America family for the dance competition, saying, “George [Stephanopoulos] would do it, though. I have to say.”

NFL stars to compete on the show include Emmitt Smith, Rashad Jennings, Antonio Brown, Terrell Owens, Jerry Rice, Hines Ward and more.

While Strahan has no interest in competing, he is no stranger to the ballroom. Back in October 2023, he joined judges Derek Hough, Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba as a guest judge for the show’s Motown night.