Gastineau, who was in attendance that day, congratulated Strahan on the field and never has tried to impugn the integrity of the record.
Until now.
"Being nice and being a good sport, that's good, but it's not real," Gastineau said. "In fact, I'm kind of a liar in a way. I feel like there's just something wrong.
"This is on my head all the time. It goes through my head all the time. I want to clear things up."
The obvious question is, why now?
Gastineau, 63, said his advancing age and a recent battle with colon cancer have changed his perspective on life.
He also said he was inspired after hearing a recent interview with disgraced former baseball star Pete Rose, who petitioned MLB commissioner Rob Manfred for reinstatement. Like Rose, Gastineau said he's trying to get what he believes is rightfully his.
"It's a good record and it took me a long time to get that," he said. "It took a lot of work, a lot of work to get that record. So many years I worked my butt off to get it, and I finally got it, and it shouldn't have been cheapened like it was. It's like a tarnished record."
Gastineau said he harbors no ill will toward Favre or Strahan, the former New York Giants star who has become a huge television personality.
"I just want to be recognized for the record," Gastineau said. "You wouldn't want your son getting a record like that. I don't think it's good for the NFL. It was never good for the NFL, and I'm surprised the NFL didn't step in."
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