RENTON — Shaun Alexander looked around at the people wearing bright neon t-shirts, kneeling in front of him on the Seattle Seahawks’ practice field at Virginia Mason Athletic Center on Monday. The 2005 NFL MVP and former Seahawks star running back was the special guest, but not for the Seahawks players gearing up during training camp.

The people kneeling around him were military members based in the Seattle area in attendance for the USAA’s Salute to Service NFL Boot Camp. The military and service members hold a special place in Alexander’s heart, and he discussed his own family ties.

“My brother was in the Army for 22 years. He was an E8 Sergeant First Class. He was like a hero to me,” Alexander said. “There’s five Alexander boys, he was the second-oldest. Went off to the Army at 17 yea

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