Shaun Alexander
Shaun Alexander
Shaun Edward Alexanderis a former American football running back who played for the Seattle Seahawks and Washington Redskins of the National Football League. He played college football for the University of Alabama, and was drafted by the Seahawks 19th overall in the 2000 NFL Draft. In May 2011, he was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. Alexander set numerous NFL and Seattle Seahawks' franchise records, and was named the NFL MVP in 2005. He was also named to...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth30 August 1977
CityFlorence, KY
CountryUnited States of America
I think it is a catch-your-breath week. It is kind of like study, get your strength back, and heal up kind of week. We are paying attention but it will really, really increase next week.
I think it's fitting for us to play against one of the teams that actually beat us. It puts more doubt in everybody's mind again.
It gets serious at halftime. The first few days here, it's all about the excitement of being around the other guys. Talent likes being around each other. The end of the week comes in and you start realizing you've got aunties and uncles and cousins and best friends from high school here, and you're paying for all of them. You start counting up the bill. And you realize, we do get a little bit of money for being here, but it doubles if you win.
I think that we have a lot of guys that really need to rest up. They are playing hurt and playing beat up, which is football. But I think the timing is going to be good for us.
I think that whenever you play football at any time it could be your last play. I think that's the great thing about this sport.
I think that is a team goal. The way I always looked at MVPs was it was a player that did really, really good on a really, really good team. That is why I am even more excited about this year, because I have put together some great numbers, but we have a great team.
I think that would be wise. I think that's what they'll do, but I think our offense is built on taking whatever they give us. It would be wise for them to do that, but at the same time, we're not worried about what anybody does.
It is more fulfilling to be 13-3. To know that we are in the playoffs and we don't have to play next week.
I went from not knowing who I am -- Batman or Robin? -- to a guy who was healthy enough to play. I got knocked out, but it wasn't about me. It's about us, a team. We're willing to pick up our falling brother.
I went from not knowing if I am Batman or Robin, to feeling pretty good at the end of the game, to every day getting better in my head. And this game was really good.
I think they talk a lot of mess. That kind of gets me excited.
We look at it that we're playing the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the winner is the best team in the world.
Referees have a hard job. I'm not going to just go out there and bash them. But at the same time, whenever there's a tough situation, you always want your call. If we had got all the calls, then Pittsburgh would be flipped around. That's football. Referees try their best, and that's all you can say.
I already got it, that's how it feels. It could be mine by itself, but I don't think too much about it.