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
We have played to earn respect, and the way you earn respect is by going out and winning the next game you play. That approach has helped us get here. I don't know too much about Pittsburgh and what their year has been like. Let's just go out and take care of business. It sounds like that is the sort of formula that has helped them get here, too.
We appreciate the fact that we get to play at home.
We're been practicing with the new balls and it kind of made my arm sore because they're a little different.
We're ready to go. If the game was tomorrow, we've got the game plan.
We know you guys are new, we don't care, and we're not going to get ultra-conservative. We believe in you guys and we're going to let you make plays.
We know what needs to happen to get it done. We'll see you in September.
We actually felt we had the momentum after that. It was good for our offense.
There are definitely enough resources of people that have been there. Even guys on our team that have been there and played in this game, and I guess you just have to listen and try to learn what you can from those types of people.
The Pro Bowl. But I don't feel like playing right now.
I tried to go to Georgia once. But my passport was expired.
He sets the standards really high, especially at the quarterback position, and he isn't going to settle for anything less.
Sounds simple, but it's great. It's the best.
We went 8-0. We were the team that never punted. You can go back and see the trophy. It's printed on there.