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Check this out, talk about dual commitment! (From NFL.com)
SEATTLE (Sept. 21, 2003) -- Seattle Seahawks running back Shaun Alexander was late to the game against St. Louis. He had to take care of some family business.
Alexander missed the first quarter of Seattle's 24-23 win over St. Louis because his wife, Valerie, delivered the couple's first child, a daughter named Heaven, at 12:37 p.m.
"I got to cut the cord and pull the baby out. It was my first catch of day, huh?" Alexander said.
Kickoff was at 1:05. Reserve Maurice Morris started at running back and played the first quarter.
"We have a good family atmosphere with our team and our coaches," Alexander said. "Coach (Mike) Holmgren said, 'We'll win the game when you get here,' and that was the attitude that everyone had. It made everything go smooth."
After doctors determined both the mother and baby were healthy, Valerie told Alexander, "OK, make sure you come back undefeated."
Alexander jumped in a car with a waiting police escort and rushed to Seahawks Stadium, where his team trailed 14-7.
"One of the great things about this team is that Shaun wasn't here but nobody freaked out," quarterback Matt Hasselbeck said. "Mo Morris played and played well."
Alexander stretched on the sideline before taking the field for Seattle's first series of the second quarter. He ran for gains of 12 and 16 yards on his first two carries.
He finished with 58 yards rushing on 14 carries and also caught three passes for 8 yards.
"I was happy for him in one sense, and then I was wishing he was here for the ballgame on the other," Holmgren said. "Clearly, the birth of his daughter is a special occasion, and he has to be there."
A couple of pretty decent upsets this week, eh? Arizona over Green Bay. Wait, was that Arizona over Green Bay?!?!? Well, the Cheeseheads are used to Ice Bowls and Frozen Tundra and all that jazz...the 103 degree weather in Tempe must not have agreed with them. And four field goals are not enough to win in the NFL, even against Cleveland...as the Niners found out.
And what's this? Indy is developing a defense?!? If this keeps up, we may have to watch out for the Colts this year.
And as usual, we can't get any dominance in the AFC East. I still stick with Buffalo to go to the Super Bowl, but these splits with Miami have to stop. Now there's a three-way tie again, but don't expect New England to stay near the top for too terribly long. Thier wins were over the hapless (and overrated) Eagles and the injury-plauged Jets. The Pats' D can't stop anyone....
SEATTLE (Sept. 21, 2003) -- Seattle Seahawks running back Shaun Alexander was late to the game against St. Louis. He had to take care of some family business.
Alexander missed the first quarter of Seattle's 24-23 win over St. Louis because his wife, Valerie, delivered the couple's first child, a daughter named Heaven, at 12:37 p.m.
"I got to cut the cord and pull the baby out. It was my first catch of day, huh?" Alexander said.
Kickoff was at 1:05. Reserve Maurice Morris started at running back and played the first quarter.
"We have a good family atmosphere with our team and our coaches," Alexander said. "Coach (Mike) Holmgren said, 'We'll win the game when you get here,' and that was the attitude that everyone had. It made everything go smooth."
After doctors determined both the mother and baby were healthy, Valerie told Alexander, "OK, make sure you come back undefeated."
Alexander jumped in a car with a waiting police escort and rushed to Seahawks Stadium, where his team trailed 14-7.
"One of the great things about this team is that Shaun wasn't here but nobody freaked out," quarterback Matt Hasselbeck said. "Mo Morris played and played well."
Alexander stretched on the sideline before taking the field for Seattle's first series of the second quarter. He ran for gains of 12 and 16 yards on his first two carries.
He finished with 58 yards rushing on 14 carries and also caught three passes for 8 yards.
"I was happy for him in one sense, and then I was wishing he was here for the ballgame on the other," Holmgren said. "Clearly, the birth of his daughter is a special occasion, and he has to be there."
A couple of pretty decent upsets this week, eh? Arizona over Green Bay. Wait, was that Arizona over Green Bay?!?!? Well, the Cheeseheads are used to Ice Bowls and Frozen Tundra and all that jazz...the 103 degree weather in Tempe must not have agreed with them. And four field goals are not enough to win in the NFL, even against Cleveland...as the Niners found out.
And what's this? Indy is developing a defense?!? If this keeps up, we may have to watch out for the Colts this year.
And as usual, we can't get any dominance in the AFC East. I still stick with Buffalo to go to the Super Bowl, but these splits with Miami have to stop. Now there's a three-way tie again, but don't expect New England to stay near the top for too terribly long. Thier wins were over the hapless (and overrated) Eagles and the injury-plauged Jets. The Pats' D can't stop anyone....
