millbank Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Broken Fingers Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck revealed Monday that he played the final eight games of the season with broken fingers on his non-passing hand. Hasselbeck said he sustained non-displaced fractures of two fingers on his left hand against Green Bay on Nov. 27. That was his first game back following a four-week absence from a sprained knee. "It wasn't fun," Hasselbeck said while he and his teammates cleaned out their lockers upon returning from Sunday's overtime loss at Chicago in the NFC divisional playoffs. "You appreciate what your teammates go through, because I know there were guys on our team who had the same injury who didn't get the attention or sympathy that I got." Earlier this month, Seahawks offensive coordinator Gil Haskell acknowledged that Hasselbeck's hand bothered him on snaps and when he was hit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oneonta Buffalo Fan Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 An excuse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in SC Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 An excuse? Doesn't really sound like one. Give him a break (as it were). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sullim4 Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 An excuse? As a coach, would you want to let opponents know that your QB has a hand injury midway through the season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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