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Seahawks cut ties with all-time leading rusher Alexander
Seahawks cut ties with all-time leading rusher Alexander
KIRKLAND, Wash. -- The Seattle Seahawks released former MVP Shaun Alexander , just 26 months after he signed a $62 million contract as the franchise's cornerstone. Seahawks president Tim Ruskell said Tuesday the team released Alexander unconditionally hours after the running back passed a physical. It's been a rapid fall for the 30-year-old. When he signed that mammoth deal, he was coming off ...
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The Draft Has Officially Started!
Canal Street Chronicles — #1 draft pick (MockingTheDraft.com) LOTS of action going on today!! Miami signs Long. (Which one!?) Shaun Alexander no longer a Seahawk and the Saints are hanging out with Bush. Let's jump right into it! The big news of the day is the Dolphins signing of OT Jake Long from ...

On the Clock
St. Louis Rams — The Miami Dolphins have not only decided to draft OT Jake Long out of Michigan with the first overall pick, they have already signed him to a contract. The deal is for five years and is valued at $57.5 million, with $30 million of it guaranteed money. The football community will be abuzz with discussion of the pick in the coming days, but for the St. Louis Rams, this means only one thing: they’re on the clock. The Sheep have the second overall pick and will be the next team to pick someone in Saturday’s first round of the 2008 draft — unless somebody trades up. Trade rumors have been scarce this offseason; the second pick ...

HOORAY! NFL NEWS!
With Leather - Sports news and gossip, panda sex, and the occasional Toonces the driving cat Photoshop — Some NFL comings and goings to get you by until the draft this Saturday... SEAHAWKS CUT SHAUN ALEXANDER -- As a 'Hawks fan, it's kind of a sad day.  He's the team's all-time leading rusher and scorer, and he's dedicated to keeping ties to the Seattle area after he retires.  He's an all-time great for sports in the Pacific Northwest... is how we'll remember him after he retires.  Because he has truly sucked ass for the last two years, and watching him miss blocks, drop passes, and fall down behind the line of scrimmage got real old real fucking fast. VIKINGS ACQUIRE ALLEN FROM CHIEFS -- Jared Allen, Shaun ...

Stubbing Their Own Toe: Shaun Alexander
The Curly R: A Washington RedskinZ Blog — Like I said So it was bullshit, the question was never whether the Redskins should carry three or four tailbacks but rather whether the team should carry two or three because it looks like coach Jim Zorn agrees with me and Mike Wise that Rock Cartwright is not an option to carry the ball but wait guys I totally know this guy that I used to work with in Seattle, yeah don't worry that no one would even touch him these past six months, he's ready to come right in and help this team when every game is about the playoffs starting this week you betcha. ===== And now we welcome Shaun ...

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nfl.com 4/23/2008 — KIRKLAND, Wash. -- The Seattle Seahawks released former MVP Shaun Alexander , just 26 months after he signed a $62 million contract as the franchise's cornerstone. Seahawks president Tim Ruskell said Tuesday the team released Alexander unconditionally ...
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The Seattle Seahawks have released former MVP running back Shaun Alexander. Seahawks president Tim Ruskell said Tuesday that Alexander was released unconditionally after passing a physical.
Seahawks release former MVP running back Shaun Alexanderchicagotribune.com - Sports 4/23/2008
The Seattle Seahawks released former MVP Shaun Alexander, just 26 months after he signed a $62 million contract as the franchise's cornerstone.
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The Seattle Seahawks have released former-MVP running back Shaun Alexander, the NFL team said on Tuesday.
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The Seattle Seahawks released former MVP Shaun Alexander, just 26 months after he signed a $62 million contract.
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From MVP to vilified to unemployed in a little more than two years. Shaun Alexander's free fall in Seattle was completed Tuesday when the Seahawks cut the running back who led them to their only Super Bowl appearance in 2006 and was rewarded soon ...