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| − | '''Matt Hasselbeck''' (born September 25, 1975) is a [[National Football League]] quarterback for the [[Seattle Seahawks]]. His father, Don Hasselbeck, was a tight end for the [[New England Patriots]] in the 80's and his brother, Tim Hasselbeck, is currently a backup quarterback for the [[New York Giants]]<ref>[http://www.nfl.com/players/timhasselbeck/profile?id=HAS545049 NFL.com, Player Profiles, "Tim Hasselback"]</ref>. | + | '''Matt Hasselbeck''' (born September 25, 1975) is a [[National Football League]] quarterback for the [[Seattle Seahawks]]. His father, Don Hasselbeck, was a tight end for the [[New England Patriots]] in the 80's and his brother, Tim Hasselbeck, is currently a backup quarterback for the [[New York Giants]].<ref>[http://www.nfl.com/players/timhasselbeck/profile?id=HAS545049 NFL.com, Player Profiles, "Tim Hasselback"]</ref> |
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| − | Hasselback began his NFL career in 1998 when he was a member of the [[Green Bay Packers]] practice squad. The next year, he rose to the position of being the Packers second string quarterback behind [[Brett Favre]]. He was the Packers backup quarterback until the completion of the 2000 season when he was traded to the [[Seattle Seahawks]]<ref>[http://www.seahawks.com/Team/SignificantDates.aspx Seattle Seahawks.com, Team, "Significant Dates"]</ref>. Since 2001, mostly as the starting quarterback for the Seahawks, Hasselbeck has played in 97 total games with 90 starts, passed for 18,367 yards and 114 [[Touchdown (football)|touchdowns]]. In the 2005-2006 season, he led the Seahawks to the [[Super Bowl]] where they lost to the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]. | + | Hasselback began his NFL career in 1998 when he was a member of the [[Green Bay Packers]] practice squad. The next year, he rose to the position of being the Packers second string quarterback behind [[Brett Favre]]. He was the Packers backup quarterback until the completion of the 2000 season when he was traded to the [[Seattle Seahawks]].<ref>[http://www.seahawks.com/Team/SignificantDates.aspx Seattle Seahawks.com, Team, "Significant Dates"]</ref> Since 2001, mostly as the starting quarterback for the Seahawks, Hasselbeck has played in 97 total games with 90 starts, passed for 18,367 yards and 114 [[Touchdown (football)|touchdowns]]. In the 2005-2006 season, he led the Seahawks to the [[Super Bowl]] where they lost to the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]. |
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| | ==References== | | ==References== |
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| − | ==External Links== | + | ==External links== |
| | *[http://www.nfl.com/players/matthasselbeck/profile?id=HAS536799 NFL Stats] | | *[http://www.nfl.com/players/matthasselbeck/profile?id=HAS536799 NFL Stats] |
| | *[http://www.seahawks.com/Team/Players.aspx?id=12846 Seahawks Bio] | | *[http://www.seahawks.com/Team/Players.aspx?id=12846 Seahawks Bio] |
| | *[http://www.matthasselbeck.com/ Matt Hasselbeck.com] | | *[http://www.matthasselbeck.com/ Matt Hasselbeck.com] |
| − | [[Category: NFL Players]] | + | [[Category:NFL Players]] |
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