Originally selected by Green Bay in the sixth round of the 1998 NFL Draft, Hasselbeck spent his first NFL season (1998) on the Packers’ practice squad, and the next two years backing up future Hall of Famer Brett Favre. He played sparingly in all 32 games in 1999 and 2000 before joining Mike Holmgren, his coach in Green Bay, in Seattle following his acquisition on March 21, 2001. In his first years with the Seahawks, Hasselbeck battled Trent Dilfer for the starting quarterback job, finally winning the position late in the 2002 season with a string of exceptional performances and injuries to Dilfer. Hasselbeck subsequently developed into a three-time Pro Bowl quarterback and became the only quarterback in franchise history to lead a Seahawks’ team to the Super Bowl (2005). Following Seattle’s Super Bowl season, Hasselbeck produced another Pro Bowl campaign, but became plagued by injuries over the next four seasons. In the first half of the 2010 season, he suffered a concussion that cost him a game and two cracked bones in his left wrist. Hasselbeck struggled through the injuries — and a huge spate of turnovers — before playing one of the greatest games of his career against the New Orleans Saints in an NFC Wild Card Game at Qwest Field.
AWARDS / HONORS
- 2002: Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sports Star of the Year.
- 2003 — AFC-NFC Pro Bowl; FedExAir Player of the Week (Weeks 12 and 13)
- 2004: NFC Offensive Player of the Month, December; Winner, NFL Quarterback Challenge
- 2005: AFC-NFC Pro Bowl; NFC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 5)
- 2007: AFC-NFC Pro Bowl
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Ranks No. 1 in franchise history in passer rating (84.5) and No. 2 in pass completions (2,000), passing yards (23,404) and touchdown passes (145).
- Holds franchise records for passing attempts in a season (562 in 2007) and passing attempts in a game (55 on Dec. 1, 2002).
- Holds franchise records for pass completions in a season (352 in 2007) and in a game (39, vs. Detroit, on Nov. 8, 2009).
- Holds franchise records for passing yards in a season (3,966 in 2007) and in a game (449 at San Diego on Dec. 29, 2002).
- Holds franchise record for most 300-yard passing games with 17 (last on Nov. 14, 2010 vs. Arizona).
- Holds franchise record for most 400-yard passing games in a career – 4.
- Holds franchise record for most 300-yard passing games in a season – 4, in both 2002 and 2003.
- Holds franchise record for most consecutive 3,000-yard seasons – 4 (2002-05).
- Holds franchise record for career completion percentage – 60.8 percent (through 2009).
- Holds franchise record for most completions without an interception – 159 (2005).
- Holds franchise record for most career postseason passing yards – 2,211.
- Holds franchise record for most career postseason touchdown passes – 11.
- Co-holds franchise record for most touchdown passes in a game – 5, accomplished twice, on Nov. 23, 2003, at Baltimore, and on Sept. 24, 2006 against the New York Giants.
- Quarterbacked the Seahawks to their first Super Bowl appearance following the 2005 season.
- Became Seattle’s all-time leading passer on Dec. 27, 2009, when he threw for 198 yards in a 48-10 loss at Green Bay; reached 26,258 passing yards, surpassing Dave Krieg’s previous mark of 26,132 set between 1980-91.
- In Weeks 15 and 16 of 2009, became the first quarterback in 21 years (Jay Schroeder, 1988) to throw four interceptions in consecutive weeks.
2010
- Quarterbacked the Seahawks in 14 of 16 regular-season games and in both playoff contests, missing only the New York Giants contest on Nov. 7 with a concussion and the St. Louis contest on Jan. 2 with a hip injury.
- Completed 266 of 444 passes for 3,001 yards, 12 touchdowns and a career-high tying 17 interceptions; finished with a regular-season passer rating of 73.2.
- Played his best game of the year against the defending Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints on Jan. 8, when he threw four touchdown passes in leading the Seahawks to a 41-36 victory.
- Threw three touchdown passes in Seattle’s other postseason game, a 35-24 loss to the Chicago Bears on Jan. 16.
- Threw two touchdown passes in a game three times, vs. San Francisco on Sept. 12, vs. Kansas City on Nov. 28, and at San Francisco on Dec. 12.
- Threw for 300+ yards in back-to-back games, at Arizona on Nov. 14 (333), and at New Orleans on Nov. 21 (366).
- Threw a season-long, 87-yard touchdown pass to Ben Obomanu on Nov. 28 vs. Kansas City.
- Plagued by a spate of turnovers late in the regular season, tossing 10 interceptions in a four-game span from Nov. 28 through Dec. 19, four of those picks coming at San Francisco on Dec. 12.
- Sacked 29 times for 175 yards in losses.
2009
- Completed 293 of 488 passes for 3,029 yards, 17 touchdowns and a career-high 17 interceptions in 14 games, finishing with a passer rating of 75.1.
- Reached 26,578 passing yards for his career, becoming Seattle’s all-time leader in that category, surpassing the previous record of 26,132 by Dave Krieg from 1980-91.
- Threw four interceptions in a game twice, against Tampa Bay (Week 15) and Green Bay (Week 16), to become the first quarterback in franchise history to have two four-INT games in a season, and the first NFL quarterback to throw four interceptions in back-to-back weeks since the Raiders’ Jay Schroeder in 1988 (Hasselbeck had thrown four interceptions in a game just once before in his career).
- Completed a franchise-record 39 passes in a 21-20 win over the Detroit Lions.
- Threw a season-high four touchdown passes in a 41-0 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars.
- Sacked 32 times – fourth-highest total of his career — for 209 yards in losses (sacked a season-high five times by Arizona in Week 6).
2008
- Made only seven starts – and missed nine games – after sustaining back (bulging disc) and knee injuries.
- Threw for just 1,216 yards, five touchdowns and 10 interceptions, worst single-season totals since becoming the Seahawks’ starting quarterback.
- Had a passer rating of 57.8, down 33.6 points from his 91.4 rating in 2007.
2007
- Started all 16 games and ranked among the top five in the NFC in passing attempts (562), completions (562), yards (3,966), touchdowns (28) and passer rating (91.4).
- Attempts, completions and passer rating all established single-season franchise records.
- Established a franchise record with his fifth 3,000-yard season (2002-05, ’07).
- Selected to play in the Pro Bowl for the third time in his career (threw a 17-yard TD pass to Washington TE Chris Cooley in the NFC’s 42-30 victory).
2006
- Made 12 starts, but missed four games with a knee injury he sustained in the first half against Minnesota on Oct. 22.
- Completed 210 of 371 passes for 2,442 yards and 18 touchdowns with 15 interceptions, a total that matched his career high (also 2003 and 2004).
- Compiled a passer rating of 76.0, the worst of his Seahawks career.
- Matched his career single-game high by throwing five touchdowns on Sept. 24 against the Giants at Qwest Field.
2005
- Established a franchise record by finishing with a 98.2 passer rating (old mark 95.0 by Dave Krieg in 1983).
- Threw for 3,459 yards, 24 touchdowns (total led the NFC) and completed 65.5 percent of his passes (second in NFC) in leading the Seahawks to a 13-3 regular-season record. Became first quarterback in franchise history to post 13 wins in a season.
- Completed 65.48 percent of his passes, No. 2 mark in franchise history (Dave Krieg (65.61 percent, 1991).
- Selected to play in his second Pro Bowl (NFC starter) after throwing for 3,459 yards and 24 touchdown passes (completed 10 of 17 passes with one interception and led a scoring drive in the NFC’s 23-17 win over the AFC).
- Quarterbacked the Seahawks to two postseason victories, enabling Seattle to reach the Super Bowl for the first time.
- Surpassed 3,000 passing yards for the fourth consecutive season, breaking Jim Zorn’s previous franchise record of three.
- Named NFC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 5).
2004
- Started 14 of Seattle’s 16 regular-season games and completed 279 and 474 passes for 3,382 yards and 22 touchdowns.
- Produced three, 300-yard passing games, including a 414-yard, three-TD performance on Dec. 6, tying Dave Krieg’s franchise record of 11.
- Matched a club record with two consecutive 300-yard passing games (also Jim Zorn in 1979 and 1981).
- Produced third consecutive 3,000-yard season, joining Jim Zorn (1976-83) as the club’s only quarterbacks with three straight 3,000-yard years.
- Named NFC Offensive Player of the Month for December after throwing for 1,140 yards and 10 touchdowns.
2003
- Named to participate in his first NFC-AFC Pro Bowl after throwing for 3,841 yards and 26 touchdown passes and helping lead the Seahawks into the playoffs with a 10-6 record.
- Led the Seahawks to a perfect 8-0 record at Qwest Field, first time in franchise history team went undefeated at home.
- Surpassed 3,000 passing yards for the second straight season and broke Warren Moon’s single-season club record (3,678 yards in 1997).
- Produced four 300-yard games, topped by a 344-yard performance against the Cincinnati Bengals.
- Matched a club record with two consecutive 300-yard passing games (also Jim Zorn in 1979 and 1981).
- Became the first Seahawks quarterback since Rick Mirer in 1993 to start all 16 games.
- Named The Seattle Post-Intelligencer’s Sports Star of the Year for 2002.
2002
- Started 10 of Seattle’s 16 games after starting the season as the backup to Trent Dilfer.
- Completed 267 of 419 passes for 3,075 yards (first 3,000-yard season), 15 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
- Established club records by passing for 300 yards in a game four times and 400 yards twice.
- Matched a club record with two consecutive 300-yard passing games (also Jim Zorn in 1979 and 1981).
- Established club records for completions in a game (36 at San Diego) and passing yards in a game (449 at San Diego).
- Completed 63.7 percent of his passes to lead the NFC.
2001
- Played in 13 games, starting 12, and completed 176 of 321 passes for 2,023 yards, seven touchdowns and eight interceptions.
- Had a string of 123 consecutive passes without an interception.
- Missed games against Jacksonville and Denver with a groin injury.
- Did not start the final two games of the season with a shoulder injury.
PERSONAL / MISCELLANEOUS
- Son of Don Hasselbeck, who played nine seasons in the NFL with the Patriots, Raiders, Vikings and Giants.
- Brother of Tim Hasselbeck, who played four NFL seasons with the Eagles, Redskins, Giants and Cardinals.
- Brother-in-law of Elizabeth Hasselbeck, co-host on the daytime TV talk show, The View.
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