00:00 a lot that a running back does and I just think that they should definitely put a little bit more
00:05 respect and fairness into paying up that position. What's up everyone? Claudette Montana here with
00:11 Sports Illustrated and joining me is Minnesota Vikings running back Alexander Madison. Alexander
00:17 training camp right around the corner and I want to talk about that a little bit. You're expected
00:21 to take on a bigger role this season especially with the departure of your buddy Dalvin Cook.
00:27 What kind of impact are you hoping to make for the Vikings offense this year?
00:30 Well I'm hoping to make as much of an impact as he did if not you know strive to do even more.
00:39 I think that I definitely am prepared for this opportunity in front of me so just try not to
00:46 apply too much pressure to myself or go out there and just be the best version of myself that I can
00:50 be to try and help this team get to the Super Bowl. I'm sure you've seen what's transpired over the
00:55 past couple of days with guys like Saquon Barkley, Josh Jacobs and just a lot of conversation over
01:02 what the value is with the running back market right now. What are your thoughts on all that?
01:07 It's crazy. It's sad that you know it's a position that's being undervalued. I think that
01:17 the running back position itself it brings a lot of value to a team to an offense and so
01:25 I think it's unfair but you know it's a business. The business of this league we understand that
01:33 it comes with its ups and downs and right now we're the down. We have to take the short end
01:40 of the stick on this one and I think it's definitely just something that we need to
01:43 be able to have a conversation about. Something that we need to you know put on the table and
01:50 bring that respect and value to the running back position that it deserves. Do you feel like this
01:56 might be a continued problem just for future generations as they enter the league? I mean
02:01 hopefully it gets better right? Yeah I hope that it does get better. It definitely could be a problem
02:09 but I mean the running back position is historically one of the positions that you
02:17 know kids shape their dreams after. So I think that it's something that's going to come to light
02:24 where you know there's a revelation. There's something that has to happen where this can be
02:29 fixed. This can't keep going on. It can't be something because at the end of the day
02:34 you know we're laying it all out there every Sunday. Just you know whether that's in the
02:40 pass game and the run game there's a lot that a running back does and I just think that they
02:45 should definitely put a little bit more respect and fairness into paying up that position. The
02:51 Green Bay Packers who are without one big named quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Be honest with me
02:58 how happy are you that he is out of your division? I mean I would want to play against Aaron Rodgers.
03:03 I'm pretty happy. I'm pretty happy to say the least. He definitely is one of those guys that
03:10 can just terrorize a division and so to see him gone is something that like for us is kind of like
03:19 a breath of fresh air because now it's like you don't I guess you say you put like another
03:28 quarterback on you know you don't want to say that the other quarterback is not good or anything like
03:33 that but you just understand what you're getting with such a great player and Aaron Rodgers that
03:38 it just makes the whole team play better. So for him to have gone to another team
03:42 outside of our division it definitely helps us understand that you know at least we can
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