While surfing the net the other day, I ran across this story from Tom Rock of Newsday about the Madden game turning 20 this year.

Lo and behold, our favorite ex-Seahawk had a lot to say about the game and his making the 2007 cover:

Shaun Alexander already was one of the most accomplished players in the NFL. He'd led the league in rushing and touchdowns, been named MVP, gone to three Pro Bowls and played a big part in the Seahawks' roll to Super Bowl XL. But that wasn't enough to impress some people.

Getting his picture on the cover of a 5-by-7-inch box was, though.

"My 13-year-old cousin comes up to me and says, 'Man, you must be pretty good,'" Alexander recalled while discussing his selection as the cover boy of Madden NFL 07.