Shaun Alexander Update
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Shaun has developed some faults I suppose, but he has always had a nose for the end zone, he's a TD freakin' machine. Someone will sign him, above minimum, as their 3rd down/red zone back. I guarantee it!
to be honest i dont know....any amount really. the past couple of seasons when hes not injured hes ineffective. not trying to insult the guy i just think its time for him to retire. from a business standpoint it just doesnt really make sense to pick up a guy who cant compete anymore. unless you had an epic amount rb injuries.
Maybe he could pick up golf. Worked for OJ. But then again Shaun cannot be compared to OJ in any wat other that being a great runnning back.
I think Shaun will get an offer from someone. Especially after the teams start practicing and other backs are injured or won't come up to standards. That said, I would like to see him retire before he is injured any worse than he has been.
Always one of my favorites, RTR
Always one of my favorites, RTR
I for one hope he catches on somewhere, and makes the Seahawks, Bengals, and Saints rue the day they let Shaun go somewhere else.
Yeah, i would love for him to catch on somewhere as well. I'd enjoy seeing him play for the Falcons (my team) but that's actually one of the few positions we should be pretty solid at. As far as the contract goes- The NFL only guarantees their contracts for a year at a time. I'm not sure what purpose signing a contract for 6 years serves. Maybe it's a way for teams to keep players from shopping around in free agency every year- unless they are unproductive- in which case they would probably encourage shopping around and release them from their "contract"
Yes, but many, many athletes get used to the lavish lifestyle associated with a professional sports career. The only problem there is that once they get used to that lifestyle it's hard to give it up when the career is over and the money stops coming in. He might be considered rich in his early 30's, but he may also have to go job hunting before he reaches 40. It's a good thing he made good use of his years at :BigA:. That degree could come in handy real soon.
I don't believe Shaun is cut from that cloth. The year before his MVP award, he came within a gnat's lash of walking away from the NFL to become a missionary. (Not a good way to endear yourself to your HC.) When the NFL is no longer a possibility, I wouldn't be surprised at all if he doesn't head in that direction. I would be surprised if he ended up like some of the players you're thinking about...
Exactly. Shaun's a smart guy - and has fairly smart folks around him. He lived in a fairly ordinary house in the Seattle suburbs, didn't spend lavishly on ridiculous things, saved & invested most of his money.... and maybe more importantly, doesn't hit on the wacky weed like so many others
He'll be just fine whatever he decides to do.
Exactly. Shaun's a smart guy - and has fairly smart folks around him. He lived in a fairly ordinary house in the Seattle suburbs, didn't spend lavishly on ridiculous things, saved & invested most of his money.... and maybe more importantly, doesn't hit on the wacky weed like so many others
He'll be just fine whatever he decides to do.
If I am not mistaken, Shaun scored a 32 on his ACT. I think he has the aptitude to do anything he wishes.
how much (gross) has shaun made in his nfl career? i'd guess it is somewhere in the neighborhood of $20-30 million from salary alone, right? maybe even closer to $30-40 million. add in endorsements, and he's probably made over $50 million.
unless he is a complete idiot, even IF he lived like a wildman (which i think is about as far from anything anyone could expect from him) he'd be financially secure.
i'd guess that shaun has tens of millions available.
he'll be just fine.
on another note, however, i must admit i've always had a weird feeling about his pro career. don't get me wrong, for about 3 years he was one of, if not, the premier, backs in the league. he has an absurd nose for the endzone, and he was a dominating force on the ground.
but, add to the mix that he has always underachieved in the weight room, never developed as a pass catcher or blocker, and had a head coach who apparently nearly hated him, and his legacy is pretty murky.
bottom line is that i see shaun being one of those backs who twenty years from now will be remembered by most casual fans as a recognized name from back in the day, but is only really appreciated by hard core fans. even then, i think there is something of a "what could have been" in my mind regarding his pro career. but no one can sneeze at a former league mvp.
but you'd be hard pressed to find too many college backs who were better on their best days. i can still remember looking at my wife during close games and saying, "well, looks like they'll have to hand it to shaun and let him run up big sam's back if we're going to win," and darned if it didn't happen almost every time.
unless he is a complete idiot, even IF he lived like a wildman (which i think is about as far from anything anyone could expect from him) he'd be financially secure.
i'd guess that shaun has tens of millions available.
he'll be just fine.
on another note, however, i must admit i've always had a weird feeling about his pro career. don't get me wrong, for about 3 years he was one of, if not, the premier, backs in the league. he has an absurd nose for the endzone, and he was a dominating force on the ground.
but, add to the mix that he has always underachieved in the weight room, never developed as a pass catcher or blocker, and had a head coach who apparently nearly hated him, and his legacy is pretty murky.
bottom line is that i see shaun being one of those backs who twenty years from now will be remembered by most casual fans as a recognized name from back in the day, but is only really appreciated by hard core fans. even then, i think there is something of a "what could have been" in my mind regarding his pro career. but no one can sneeze at a former league mvp.
but you'd be hard pressed to find too many college backs who were better on their best days. i can still remember looking at my wife during close games and saying, "well, looks like they'll have to hand it to shaun and let him run up big sam's back if we're going to win," and darned if it didn't happen almost every time.
I think Shaun should just work out and stay in shape, once the season starts there some team that is expecting a playoff run who will get an unexpected injury at RB and Shawn could be the difference between total failure and a superbowl. I've seen many an older back come in under those circumstances and write a new story for their career, some even got a superbowl ring.
totally agreed. in fact, he'd probably benefit from being able to rest up for more than a regular off season.
he just might find himself in a starting role once someone's starter goes down for the season.
As discussed above, that's not really likely to happen. It was widely known, when SA was at Bama, that he was allergic to anything that looked like a weight. You could look at his muscular definition and see it immediately. I never saw anything after he turned pro which would indicate that his habits had changed. Most of the guys who last the longest in pro sports of any kind are conditioning nuts. I think he's been relying on his awesome God-given natural ability for a long time. So I think it'd be even more unlikely that he would start conditioning now, with no pressure. And, I don't know how important it is to him to continue his NFL career. As I said above, he almost quit at the peak of his game...
Shaun was a guy who couldn't afford to lose a step. He wasn't known as a burner to begin with and he also isn't known for making contact and bruising people. The foot injury really killed his greatest strength: being able to make cut backs and side-step tackles. If he was more of a body-builder and conditioning nut, he'd probably be able to change his game slightly and be productive...but the question has always been will he do it?
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