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Former NFL MVP Shaun Alexander announced he and his wife are expecting their 14th child during an appearance on Up & Adams on Thursday (September 24).
"We're just now starting to tell people, but No. 14 is in the belly," Alexander told host Kay Adams.
Alexander, 48, who spent the majority of his career with the Seattle Seahawks, which included winning the 2005 Associated Press MVP and NFL Offensive Player of the Year awards, and his wife, Valerie, have 12 living children, as well as one who died unexpectedly at two months of age. The former running back announced the Seahawks' third-round selection of fellow former University of Alabama standout Jalen Milroe at the 2025 NFL Draft earlier this year, having attended the event with two of his sons.
" asked Jedidiah what he wanted for his birthday; He said go somewhere with you. So, draft it was. Great time with my boys. #Happybirthdayjedidjah #nfldraft2025," Alexander wrote in a carousel of photos which showed him with three of his sons.
Alexander was selected by the Seahawks at No. 19 overall in the first-round of the 2000 NFL Draft and spent his first eight seasons with the franchise, having been selected as a two-time First-team All-Pro and three-time Pro Bowler, while leading the NFL in rushing yards and touchdowns -- the latter of which he also accomplished in 2001 -- during his MVP season in 2005. The Kentucky native spent his final NFL season with the now-Washington Commanders in 2008.