Matt Hasselbeck
Matt Hasselbeck
Matthew Michael Hasselbeck is a former American football quarterback and current analyst for ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown. He was drafted in the sixth round of the 1998 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers. After a season on the practice squad and two seasons backing up Brett Favre, he was traded to the Seattle Seahawks in 2001. Hasselbeck led Seattle to six playoff appearances and a Super Bowl. He was selected to three Pro Bowls and was an All-Pro in...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth25 September 1975
CityBoulder, CO
CountryUnited States of America
He's a Pro Bowler now. He's so big-time that he's hogging interviews.
He's a pro and he worked hard. And I give him a lot of credit. We asked him to do a lot. He came through when we needed him.
He said basically, if you want to make it in this league, you have to forget all that stuff or you're going to end up like this guy, this guy and this guy who never made it because they couldn't handle it.
Being in the locker room and talking to all the people in there, I realize this a big deal to a lot of people.
You've got to approach it like any other game, because you are going to play. But it's a good thing. I'll take the healthy body any day of the week.
All those guys were trying to win the MVP. Somebody must have told them they had a shot on defense, and they were going for it.
All year we've had guys that we aren't necessarily counting on stepping up and being guys we can count on. In that way, today was no different for us.
The coaches we have don't blink when they see it. They understand it. We have rules about how we like to play against the 3-4. We know it.
Am I upset with myself right now? Yeah I am, ... But there's going to be games like this. Just got to, I guess, sulk about it tonight and then get over it.
It was the first car accident I had ever been in. It shakes you up a little bit.
One of those professional drivers hit one of those blockade barriers. It was the first car accident I have ever been in, so I was a little startled.
That's who we are. That's partly why we've been successful. Spread it around and run our stuff.
I like to use my Larry Bird analogy, because I'm from Boston. It must have been frustrating playing behind Larry Bird. Because no matter what happens, good or bad, he's the guy. And you've got no chance of getting in. That's just the way it is. It's tough to play behind a future Hall of Famer.
I don't feel old. Okay, maybe I do when I get in a conversation with Earl Thomas, who was born in 1989.