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The 6-4, 220-pound Whitehurst came to the Seahawks having had just four NFL snaps and no passes thrown in a regular-season game. A product of Clemson, Whitehurst elected to sign with the Seahawks after also considering the Arizona Cardinals. Whitehurst entered the NFL as a third-round draft choice by San Diego in 2006. With San Diego, his role was to relay plays to starting quarterback Phillip Rivers. He made his first NFL start on Nov. 7, 2010, when Seahawk quarterback Matt Hasselbeck couldn’t play due to a concussion. He made his second — and final start of 2010 — against the St. Louis Rams, leading the Seahawks to a victory that clinched the NFC West title at Qwest Field.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Scored the only touchdown of his NFL career on Sept. 17, 2006, in a 40-7 San Diego victory over the Tennessee Titans.
- Made his NFL starting debut, for the Seahawks, on Nov. 7, 2010, against the New York Giants, completing 12 of 23 passes for 113 yards and two interceptions.
- Threw the first touchdown pass of his career on Nov. 7, 2010, to Ben Obomanu (36 yards).
- Subbing for injured starter Matt Hasselbeck, quarterbacked the Seahawks to a 16-6 win over the St. Louis Rams in a game that gave Seattle the NFC West title.
2010
- Made six appearances and started two games, both times subbing for injured starter Matt Hasselbeck.
- Completed 57 of 99 passes for 507 yards, with two touchdowns, three interceptions and a passer rating of 65.5.
- Made the first start of his NFL career on Nov. 17 against the New York Giants; completed 12 of 23 passes for 113 yards, one touchdown (to Ben Obomanu) and two interceptions.
- Quarterbacked Seattle in its NFC West title-clinching win, a 16-6 victory over the St. Louis Rams on Jan. 2; completed 22 of 36 passes for 192 yards, including a 61-yard touchdown to Ruvell Martin; also ran for a career-high 30 yards.
- At Arizona on Nov. 14, played briefly in the first half and completed four of his six throws for 53 yards while leading Seattle to a field goal.
PERSONAL / MISCELLANEOUS
- Son of former Green Bay Packers quarterback David Whitehurst.
- Attended Chattahoochee High School in Johns Creek, Georgia, and lettered in football and baseball.
- Attended Clemson University, where he became the first quarterback in the history of the Clemson-South Carolina rivalry to go 4-0.
- Set 46 school passing records at Clemson.
- Quarterbacked Clemson’s 63-17 victory over South Carolina on Nov. 22, 2003.
- Only quarterback in ACC history with multiple starts (3) and a winning record (2-1) against Florida State.
- Finished his college career as the Atlantic Coast Conference’s No. 3 passer.
- Earned a degree in marketing from Clemson in December, 2004.
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