Matt Hasselbeck

About Matt Hasselbeck

Matthew Michael Hasselbeck (born September 25, 1975, in Boulder, Colorado) is a professional football player, the starting quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks. His younger brother, Tim, is currently a free agent. He is also a sports analyst for the SportsNet New York network and radio personality on the Sirius Radio network.

Matt's father is Don Hasselbeck, a former NFL tight end who played for the New England Patriots after being drafted out of Colorado. Matt and younger brother Tim grew up in Norfolk, Massachusetts and attended Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood. He was selected as an honorable mention All-American, by USA Today as a senior, and played college football at nearby Boston College. Hasselbeck was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round (187th overall) of the 1998 NFL Draft.

He began his professional career with the Green Bay Packers, where he joined the practice squad in 1998 and then backed-up starter Brett Favre for two seasons, beginning in 1999. He joined former head coach Mike Holmgren and the Seattle Seahawks on March 2, 2001. The Packers traded him, along with their first (17th overall) and seventh-round draft picks, to the Seahawks for their first (10th overall) and third-round draft picks.