Is this the end for Shaun Alexander?
I had fully expected him to spend the season splitting time with Julius Jones, and he'd probably be perfectly adequate in that role, but the Seattle Times is making it sound like the bell may be tolling soon:
[Seahawks president Tim] Ruskell said that Alexander had not been released. When he was asked about Alexander's future, Ruskell reiterated he had not been released.
Alexander's agent, Jim Steiner, did not accept phone calls at his office Tuesday, and the representative who answered the phone said there was nothing new to report.
When the team president is saying that you haven't been released, but not taking the next step to say that you will not be released, that's not a good sign. Your agent refusing to answer his phone is an especially bad sign.
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#1. Brandon, 2 months ago
If Julius Jones thought he'd be sharing time with Shaun Alexander in Seattle in a similar role to what he did with Marion Barber III in Dallas, I don't think he would have signed with the Seahawks. I think he expects to be the feature back in Seattle, meaning SA (if he's not cut, as his salary is the highest), T. J. Duckett and Maurice Morris will be battling for scraps. Basically, don't even contemplate where to put any of these running backs on a cheat sheet until we're MUCH closer to the beginning of the season.
#2. Matt, 2 months ago
True. I'd also say that by "the end" I mean in Seattle. I don't think he seems quite ready to retire just yet... he could go the A-Train route for another couple seasons, I bet.
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