Report: Shaun Alexander to be released today

• fastbreakblog

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  He was one of the best all time Seahawks--he will be missed.

  Posted 4/23/2008 [reply] [flag]

• Woody

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  Yeah, who needs a former MVP when you've got T.J. Duckett?

  Posted 4/23/2008 [reply] [flag]

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Reports: Shaun Alexander to Be Released
Published 4/22/2008 by Shrug at Field Gulls: Front Page Posts
... by the Seahawks today. Still awaiting confirmation from other sources, but MSNBC is putting this on their front sports page. Those looking for a post-mortem should hit our archives. If you know what I mean. Ahem. More on this as it happens. UPDATE by Shrug: Still no official word from the Seahawks office regarding this, but Clare Farnsworth is also blogging about this. So it must be true. Eh? UPDATE by Shrug: Danny O'Neill of the Times says an announcement will most likely come today or tomorrow. ...

Shaun Alexander Gone Today or Tomorrow
Published 4/22/2008 by Seth at Enjoy the Enjoyment
So reports Danny O'Neil of the Times. Updates to follow as warranted.

SHAUN GONE
Published 4/22/2008 by Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com
Per multiple media reports, running back Shaun Alexander will be released in the near future by the Seattle Seahawks. The move isn’t surprising, given the huge contract that Alexander received in 2006 and the low production that the team has gotten from him since then.  We consistently heard during Alexander’s record-setting 2005 campaign that the team was leery about paying him big money due to fears that, once he got paid, the fire would go out. The timing is a little peculiar, however.  Our best guess is that the Seahawks are hoping that Alexander’s arrival on the market in ...

Looking for a Little Blogger Help Here
Published 4/22/2008 by albaNY Hawker at 12 Seahawks Street
Is there anyone around here that remembers how to update this background photo?

Seahawks to Release Shaun Alexander
Published 4/22/2008 by Ryan Wilson at Football Outsiders
Seahawks to Release Shaun Alexander This is hardly surprising, especially after the Seahawks signed T.J. Duckett and Julius Jones this off-season, but Shaun Alexander isn’t long for Seattle. More shocking, maybe, was that the team gave Alexander an eight-year, $62 million deal in 2006. The 2005 NFL MVP has been hobbled by injuries and the Curse of 370 the last two seasons, and there’s a good chance his career is over. posted 4-22-2008 at 4:37 PM by ...

Thank You, Bill Parcells & Jeff Ireland…
Published 4/22/2008 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
... Seattle waived RB Shaun Alexander earlier today, the former league MVP never fully recovering from the twin curses of making the cover of Madden ‘07 and a somewhat prescient commercial for ESPN Mobile. ...

Bengals Scalp Redskins’ Offer For Chad Johnson
Published 4/22/2008 by jason at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... reports of the Redskins’ proposal, but later admitted, “Once I actually read what was reported, I have to be truthful and say that the story is accurate, Unfortunately, I didn’t read it until after our press conference .” Doesn’t Marv know that reading is fundamental? Anyway, with Chad’s current holdout and the earlier heave-ho of Chris Henry , the Bengals’ offense might appear to be a little short-handed. Shaun Alexander might be of some assistance, since he’s about to become jobless in Seattle .