Shaun Alexander
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Position (s): running back |
Jersey number (s): 37 |
| born on August 30, 1977 in Florence , Kentucky | |
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| Active : 2000 - 2008 | |
| NFL Draft : 2000 / Round: 1 / Pick: 19th | |
| College : Alabama | |
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| Erlaufene yards | 9,453 |
| Yards per run | 4.3 |
| Run TDs | 100 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
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Shaun Alexander (* the thirtieth August 1977 in Florence , Kentucky ) is a retired American American football poker players and author. He played college football for the University of Alabama in the running back position before being selected as the 19th player in the 2000 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks . He set several NFL and Seattle Seahawks franchise records in his NFL career and was named an NFL MVP in 2005 . In 2008 he moved to the Washington Redskins , where he ended his career after one season.
Career
Early years
Alexander grew up in Florence , Kentucky and attended Boone County High School . In addition to football, he also played basketball and baseball there . As a first-team football player, he ran for 6,657 yards and 110 touchdowns in three seasons . As a senior, he was voted Kentucky's "Mr. Football" and All-American . He was nicknamed "Alexander the Great" and since graduating from high school in 1994 his jersey number # 37 has not been awarded in his former high school.
Alexander received numerous scholarship offers and eventually chose Alabama between his favorites of Michigan , Alabama and Notre Dame . In his freshman season , he ran for 589 yards and six touchdowns and contributed to the 10-3 record of the Alabama Crimson Tide. The next season as a sophomore was a tedious one, with Alexander only making 415 yards and the team only winning four games. In 1998, however, by gaining 1,178 yards, Alexander helped Alabama to seven wins and five losses and received the All Southeastern Conference award. After this season, Alexander decided to spend another season at college and thus waived an already possible entry into the NFL. Before his senior season , he was considered a Heisman Trophy candidate, but his chances faded as the season progressed and he eventually sustained an ankle injury. He finished his four-year college career with a total of 3,565 yards run and 15 records set.
NFL
Seattle Seahawks
2000-2004
Alexander was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the NFL Draft 2000 as the 19th player in the first round, but initially received little time as a rookie behind starter Ricky Watters . However, Watters ended his career after the 2000 season , making Alexander a regular player. In his sophomore year in the NFL, he ran for 1,319 yards and 14 touchdowns. Only Marshall Faulk scored better. Behind the offensive line to Hall-of-Famer Walter Jones and Steve Hutchinson , he ran on November 11, 2001 against the Oakland Raiders at Husky Stadium in 35 attempts for 266 yards and set a new Seahawks record. In 2002 he scored five touchdowns in the first half against the Minnesota Vikings on September 29 , setting a new NFL record. In 2003, he broke the 1000-yard mark in the running game and Seattle reached the play-offs for the first time since 2000 . After the season, Alexander was elected to the Pro Bowl for the first time . In 2004, the Seahawks relied on Alexander as a key player in their offensive as usual. Only Curtis Martin of the New York Jets got more space this season (1 yard more) and he was invited back to the Pro Bowl.
2005 season
The 2005 season was Alexander's most successful when he a. a. scored four touchdowns in two games and ran against the St. Louis Rams for 165 yards. He had the most run of yards, touchdowns and Pro Bowl votes. He set a new Seahawks franchise rushing record of 1,880 yards and became the first running back in NFL history to score 15 touchdowns for at least five straight seasons. In addition, he set the then record of rushing touchdowns in a season by Priest Holmes (27). He got 10 games with more than 100 run yards and together with Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck he put the best offensive in the NFL. After the season he was named an NFL MVP , which he succeeded as the first player in the Seahawks. In the play-offs he suffered an early concussion against the Washington Redskins and had to watch the rest of the game, but he led the Seahawks with 132 yards and two touchdowns, in the NFC Championship Game against the Carolina Panthers , to the first Super Bowl - Participation in the franchise story. In Super Bowl XL against the Pittsburgh Steelers he ran for 95 yards, but could not prevent the 10-21 defeat.
2006-2007
In March 2006, Alexander signed an eight-year contract for 62 million with the Seahawks dollars , which he was at that time the highest paid running back the NFL history. However, Steve Hutchinson left the team and moved to the Minnesota Vikings, which meant that an important player was missing from the offensive line that was so dominant last year. Over the course of the season he broke his foot and had to sit out a few games. Even so, his 102nd touchdown broke Steve Largent's record for the most touchdowns by a Seahawks player. After five seasons in a row with over 1000 yards, he failed to break that mark this year (896). In 2007 he broke his left wrist on matchday one against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers , and although he rated the injury as minor, he could no longer build on the strong performances of previous years. Fullback Mack Strong , who had blocked for Alexander over the years, was injured on matchday five and had to end his career. As a result, Alexander played again and again and still managed to score his 100th rushing touchdown on the final day of the game, as the eighth player in NFL history. In total, he scored 716 yards and four touchdowns that year. After the Seahawks were eliminated in the play-offs against Green Bay and Alexander was only able to run 20 yards in 9 attempts, he was released on April 22, 2008.
Washington Redskins
On October 14, 2008, Alexander signed with the Washington Redskins as a back-up for Clinton Portis . After being used very sparsely in four games, he was released on November 25th and finally ended his career.
bibliography
- The Walk: Clear Direction and Spiritual Power for Your Life . WaterBrook, 2009, ISBN 978-0-307-73025-1 .
- Touchdown Alexander: My Story of Faith, Football, and Pursuing the Dream . Harvest House Publishers, 2006, ISBN 978-0-7369-1937-1 .
Web links
- Shaun Alexander on ESPN.com (English)
- Official website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kentucky's Mr. Football ( Memento of the original from July 5, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) kfca.info, accessed on October 20, 2015
- ↑ Alexander's 266 yards sets Seattle's single-game record espn.com, accessed October 20, 2015
- ↑ Seahawks sign Shaun Alexander for $ 62 million seattlepi.com, accessed October 20, 2015
- ↑ seahawks let vikings take hutchinson (English) espn.com, accessed on October 20, 2015
- ↑ Seahawks release former MVP Alexander (English) espn.com October 20, 2015
- ↑ Skins release Alexander washingtonpost.com, accessed October 20, 2015
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Alexander, Shaun |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 30, 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Florence (Kentucky) |