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| 4th July, 2005 - 1:23 pm |  The Seattle Times - Seattle Seahawks star running back Shaun Alexander is refusing to sign the team?s $6.32 million franchise tender, opting for a long term deal instead.
"I'm pretty strong about my principles," the Seahawks Pro Bowl running back said yesterday at the Adonai Hood Classic basketball tournament at Seattle's Garfield High School. "We're all under the same understanding. It's not like a bitter thing. I've told them that I love playing for Seattle. To me, it's not about money, it's just about a principle."
Falling just two yards short of the NFL rushing title last season, Alexander is not accepting the Seahawks franchise tag that was given to him last season to prevent him from becoming a free agent.
"I told them three years ago that I love playing here and let's do something now. Let's meet," Alexander said. "It was just me and Mike [Holmgren]. There were no agents involved. I said, 'You know what? My wife's here. My family's here. I want to be here until I retire. It's really funny because back then I would have worked for peanuts.
"Two Pro Bowls and 3,000 yards and 36 touchdowns later, now it's time to talk? And I'm like, 'Why would you do this?' So now it's just one of those things where I say, 'Let's do what's right.' I'm not trying to be evil or greedy or anything, let's just do what's right." [READ] |
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