But since his retirement, Strahan has stayed busy, particularly with his television career. For the last 17 years, he has been an analyst on the pregame show “Fox NFL Sunday” and hosts the game show “$100,000 Pyramid.” But arguably his biggest role is as a co-host of “Good Morning America,” which he joined in 2014.

Garrett might not even need 16 games, let alone 17, to pass Strahan and the younger Watt. That isn’t quite true about Smith-Njigba’s chase. The third-year breakout receiver is averaging 119.4 receiving yards per game, which would trail Calvin Johnson’s record-setting 2012 (122.7 yards per game).