Renton, Washington, Tarvaris Jackson is the Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck and the following is reportedly looking elsewhere.
A person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Tuesday that Jackson has reached an agreement with the Seahawks, and is expected to sign a contract on Friday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because free agents are authorized to sign contracts until Friday.
The Seattle Times first reported an agreement to Jackson.
Reports surfaced Tuesday afternoon that the Seahawks, Hasselbeck said he was not in their plans. Yahoo Sports for the first time Hasselbeck's decision on Twitter. Hasselbeck and his agent did not return messages left by The Associated Press.
The decision to move the statement contradicts Hasselbeck Seattle coach Pete Carroll, in January to re-sign Hasselbeck Seattle was the number one priority. The two sides could not reach an agreement before the blockade of the NFL.
Hasselbeck spent the last 10 seasons in Seattle and much of that time was the face of the franchise. He took the Seahawks to their only appearance in the Super Bowl and the captain of Seattle to five division titles. It is left as the absolute leader of the team in numerous passing categories.
However, signals that the time to Hasselbeck in Seattle could be coming to an end began a year ago when the team acquired Charlie Whitehurst San Diego. Whitehurst Hasselbeck was supposed to challenge for the job before the 2010 season, but his only two starts last season came in games Hasselbeck was injured. One of those outings was the end of the season by beating Seattle 16-6 St. Louis to complete the NFC West title with a record of 7-9.
Hasselbeck then seemed to affirm its importance to the franchise from Seattle for the NFC leaders in an impressive first-round playoff upset of New Orleans before the Seahawks lost to Chicago in the NFC divisional playoff. After the loss, Carroll said SeahawksUna No. of re-signing priority was Hasselbeck.
But Hasselbeck is back under center when the season begins September 11 in San Francisco.
