Matt Hasselbeck is a former pro-football player spending the bulk of his career with the Seattle Seahawks after his initial position as back-up Quarterback to Brett Favre on the Packers for 2 years. Matt led Seattle to six playoff appearances including the 2005 Superbowl against the Steelers and was selected to 3 Pro Bowls. After 10 seasons and a contract dispute, Matt went on to play for the Tennessee Titans and Indianapolis Colts. At retirement, Matt signed a one-day contract so that he could officially retire as a Seahawk after 18 seasons in the NFL and continues to be beloved by the Seattle community. Matt went on to become an ESPN analyst working on Sunday NFL Countdown, and most recently calling Thursday night college football games.

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04:51 Matt’s Background and Football Career; Matt’s dad let them play football (but didn’t want them to), but it was mandatory that they played a bunch of sports05:26 NFL Combine; Andy Reid05:50 Matt started 9 games as a 40 year old06:26 The average NFL careers is about 2.8 years, Matt played for 18 years06:49 Matt was drafted to the Green Bay Packers backing up Brett Favre for his first 3 years in the NFL07:27 Matt has only had one surgery, that he was basically talked into by Drew Brees (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drew_Brees)09:27 Dr. James Andrews, Kevin Wilk, Lenny Macrina11:46 Drew Brees and “the San Diego Guys” were really the first to train differently as QBs rather than doing the team workout13:27 Early training and recovery at the beginning of Matt’s NFL career was all carbs, ice cream bars, and miller lites16:16 Matt talks about how his thinking has evolved around sleep16:44 Mark Verstegen18:17 Matt got a handle on the sleep situation with the now defunct Zeo Sleep Headband19:18 As it turns out, two Bud Lights before bed doesn’t help you get good sleep20:17 Matt’s wife is all in on recovery, even the headband, Normatec (https://www.normatecrecovery.com/) boots and the Marc Pro21:38 Matt’s wife, Sarah Egnaczyk, was a hockey player awarded all-state honors in high school, led a championship team in college,