Matt Hasselbeck (born September 25, 1975 in Westwood, Massachusetts) is an American football quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks. He attended Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood, Massachusetts. He was drafted out of Boston College by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 1998 NFL Draft (187th overall). He began his pro career with the Packers, where he backed up Brett Favre, making his debut in 1999. He joined the Seahawks March 2, 2001, when 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.

He became the Seahawks all-time, highest-rated passer (83.9) in 2003 passing Dave Krieg (82.3). Has 2,205 career attemps and 1,342 completions for 15,924 yards, 96 touchdowns, and 57 interceptions.

In 2003 and 2004, Hasselbeck's statistics were somewhat diminished by a receiving corps notorious for dropping a large number of passes: In the 2004 NFC Wild Card game Bobby Engram dropped Hasselbeck's 4th down pass in the end zone late in the 4th quarter, leading to a 27-20 loss to the St. Louis Rams. He is still well known for proclaiming "We want the ball and we're gonna score." after winning the coin toss before the Overtime period in the 2003 Wild Card playoff game against the Green Bay Packers. He went on to throw a interception that was returned for a touchdown. Only recently has he started to shake this image with his Pro Bowl quality play in 2005.

On January 14, 2006, Hasselbeck carried the team to a 20-10 victory over Washington after MVP Shaun Alexander was injured very early in the first quarter. Hasselbeck heroicly carried the team with 16/26 passing for 215 yards and one touchdown. He also had a rushing touchdown in the winning effort.

In 2005, Hasselbeck's performance has widely been regarded to be amongst the best in the NFL while boasting the highest passer rating in the NFC and leading the Seahawks to the playoffs for the third consecutive year.

On January 22, 2006, Hasselbeck led the Seahawks to their first conference championship after his team scored a 34 to 17 victory over the Carolina Panthers.

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