Strahan divorce lawyer tells appeal court divorce ruling was "absurd"

Giants defensive end Michael Strahan has taken his messy divorce to a new venue.

He's asking a state appeals court to reduce the $14 million that a lower court ordered him to pay his ex-wife.

Michael Strahan's lawyer, Angelo Genova, argued that it was "absurd" for a court to award his ex-wife so much.

A prenuptial agreement called for her to receive half their joint assets and 20 percent of his earnings if they divorced. But Genova says Strahan should not be penalized because he did not set aside that amount.

The judges in Morristown questioned Jean Strahan's lawyers about whether her ex is paying too much.

Strahan was not in court Wednesday's appeal hearing, but his ex was.

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