Seahawks release RB Alexander

NaboCane · Apr 22, 2008

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SEATTLE (TICKER) —The Seattle Seahawks on Tuesday cut ties with star running back Shaun Alexander.

The Seahawks released Alexander after the veteran running back had his surgically repaired wrist examined Tuesday.

The 2005 league MVP, Alexander has been hampered by a variety of injuries over the last two seasons.

Last month, Seattle coach Mike Holmgren said the team could not release Alexander until his left wrist had healed.

The all-time rushing leader in Seahawks franchise history, Alexander appeared in 13 games - 10 starts - last season, rushing for just 716 yards and four touchdowns.

Those numbers constituted Alexander’s lowest rushing and scoring totals since his rookie season in 2000. It also marked the second straight season that Alexander missed significant time since signing a $62 million contract in March 2006.

The Seahawks indicated their intention to cut ties with Alexander earlier this offseason when they brought in free agent running back Julius Jones, who signed a four-year deal on March 7. Seattle also signed free agent running back T.J. Duckett.

A three-time Pro Bowler, Alexander arguably was the NFL’s most productive running back over a five-year stretch from 2001-05, rushing for at least 1,175 yards and scoring at least 16 touchdowns every season during that stint.

Alexander capped that run in 2005 with the best season of his career when he ran for 1,880 yards and 27 TDs, an NFL single-season record at the time.

But after signing the eight-year contract which made him the richest running back in NFL history, Alexander struggled with injuries during the 2006 campaign, rushing for 896 yards while missing six games to nurse a broken foot.
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