In the interview with Johnson, Strahan was more straightforward. “Two, that was Chris’s moment for Chris to share the story which Chris wanted to share. And when I got the call that Chris wanted to share that he had ALS, that was the story. “I was there as a service to Chris, for what Chris wanted people to understand and know about his life and where he was now. The reason Johnson seemingly wanted to sit down for a television interview was to bring awareness to the condition and its effects.