Attended the University of Alabama where he played for the Crimson Tide Football Team. Shaun was a Parade and USA Today All-American at Boone County High School in Kentucky. Selected as the 19th pick in the first round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks. Shaun is now the Seahawks starting running back. 2005 NFL Most Valuable Player. He and wife Valerie have a daughter, Heaven Alexander, born September 21, 2003. Drafted with the 19th pick in the first round of the 2000 NFL draft by the Seattle Seahawks. He is a running back and has played for the Seattle Seahawks since 2000. In March 2006, he signed an eight-year, $62 million contract extension with the Seahawks. Is good friends with New York Yankees first baseman Andy Phillips.