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
The thing that I've learned through the course of this week is that it means a lot to a lot of people.
People dog the Seahawks because there's not history here, but there is. Obviously, it doesn't go back as far as the Redskins or Packers or teams like that, but there's history here.
People expect the Steelers to win this game. Oh well, we're not getting caught up on it. It is what it is.
People expect the Steelers to win the game. Oh well, it is what it is. It doesn't surprise me that they're the favorite. There are a lot of things that people don't know about us, starting with our names.
Did it bother me at times? Sure, it bothered me. Did I ever go in the tank completely? No not really.
And we still haven't played good. That's the amazing part. That excites me about the offense, that we're all sort of disappointed with how we've played. We left points out there today.
Arm strength, I think, is a thing that's, like, incredibly overrated in the NFL.
They are actually fun to watch. It's fun to watch film because they are so good. But at the same time you realize you have to play them this week.
The thing's hanging on top of the Space Needle.
I've never been a part of a game like this. We set out trying to get a couple of goals accomplished. I think we took care of, statistically, some things we were trying to take care of. Probably more important, we were just trying to stay healthy also.
Sometimes, you'll look at the sheet or on the PowerPoint presentation and say to yourself, 'Is it going to work? It does.
They're triplets. Shaun's got a brother, too, and they're like quadruplets - long lost brothers.
They're triplets. Shaun's got a brother, too, and they're like quadruplets -- long lost brothers.
They totally fooled me. They got me. They had never shown it before, so I wasn't ready.