INDIANAPOLIS COLTS WEEKLY PRESS RELEASE

1999 (PACKERS):
• Saw action in all 16 games primarily as the holder for the extra point and field goal units.
• Completed 3-of-10 passes for 41 yards and one touchdown in four games as a backup quarterback.
• At Minnesota (12/20), registered his first NFL touchdown pass with a nine-yard toss on a fake field goal attempt.
1998 (PACKERS):
• Spent his entire rookie campaign on the Packers practice squad.
COLLEGE:
• Was a four-year letterman and two-year starter at Boston College.
• Played in 37 career games with 21 starts and finished fifth on the Eagles career passing list with 4,548 yards, completing 390-of-701
passes for 22 touchdowns and 26 interceptions.
• Was named a co-winner of the Thomas F. Scanlon Award as the school’s outstanding senior scholar-athlete.
• Completed 188-of-305 passes for 2,239 yards, 11 touchdowns and 10 interceptions in his final year.
• Threw for 277 yards in a 22-of-33 performance that included a school-record 14 consecutive completions against Notre Dame.
• Completed 31-of-46 attempts for a career-high 393 yards and three touchdowns in his final collegiate game in a victory over Army.
• As a junior, connected on 171-of-330 passes for 1,990 yards and nine touchdowns with nine interceptions.
• Came off the bench to lead the team to a come-from-behind victory over Hawaii in the season opener.
• Started the next 10 games before separating his right shoulder, causing him to miss the season finale against Miami (Fla.).
• Served as the Eagles backup quarterback as a sophomore. Played in 11 games with one start. Completed 27-of-60 passes for 280
yards, two touchdowns and seven interceptions.
• Saw action in five games as a redshirt freshman.
PERSONAL:
• Was an Honorable Mention All-America selection by USA Today as a senior at Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood, Mass.
• Garnered All-East honors from Blue Chip Illustrated and All-New England honors from SuperPrep.
• As a two-year starter, completed 90-of-120 passes for 1,490 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior. Also ran for 400 yards and
three touchdowns en route to capturing a conference title and finishing as a runner-up in the Massachusetts Division 1-A Super Bowl.
• Earned three letters in basketball and two in baseball.
• The Hasselbeck family has a rich tradition in pro football. Matt’s father Don, played tight end in the NFL for nine seasons with the Patriots
(1977-1983), Raiders (1983), Vikings (1984), and Giants (1985). His younger brother, Tim, was a starting quarterback for Boston
College and played for the Philadelphia Eagles (2002), Washington Redskins (2003-04), New York Giants (2005-06) and Arizona Cardinals
(2007). His youngest brother, Nathanael, also attended Boston College and played defensive back.
• He and his wife co-chaired Medical Teams International’s Field of Dreams auction for three years and have been dedicated supporters
of MTI for the past six years. The organization’s mission is to serve people all over the world stricken by disaster, conflict and poverty.
• The Hasselbecks are supporters of charity: water, whose mission is to provide clean and safe drinking water to people in developing
nations. They are part of the organization’s membership group called The Well, which allows charity: water to direct 100 percent of
public donations to fund water projects.
• Along with his wife, he co-chaired the International Justice Mission Nashville Benefit dinner in September 2012. International Justice
Mission is a human rights organization that brings rescue to victims of slavery, sexual exploitation and other forms of violent oppression.
• Competed in CBS version of the “NFL Quarterback Challenge” over the 2003 offseason and finished in first place.
• During his time with the Seahawks, was involved and supported the local Boys and Girls Club, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Childhaven,
Pro Athletes Outreach, Young Life, Compassion International, World Vision, Band of Brothers, Rwanda Girls Initiative, Desire Street Ministries
and Garth Brooks Teammates for Kids Foundation.
• Wife, Sarah, was very active with Seahawks Women’s Association. She started a program called Funky Young Women, where the
players’ wives would take out 10-12 teenagers (and each could bring a guest) that were undergoing cancer treatment at Seattle Children’s
Hospital.
• He is married to his college sweetheart, Sarah, and they have two daughters, Annabelle and Mallory, and one son, Henry.
• Received a Bachelor’s of Science in marketing from Boston College.
• Born Matthew Michael Hasselbeck on September 25, 1975, in Boulder, Colo.