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| Flynn will now be able to spread his wings in Seattle. |
Already having been turned down by Peyton Manning, Miami lost out on the Matt Flynn sweepstakes Sunday, watching him sign a three-year, $26 million contract with the Seattle Seahawks.
It has been reported the deal is made up of $10 million guaranteed.
Flynn's decision to sign with Seattle does come as a surprise considering his connection to the Dolphins newly hired head coach. In January, Joe Philbin was named the tenth head coach in franchise history after nearly a decade long stay at Lambeau Field, including the last five as the team's offensive coordinator.
The 26-year-old quarterback was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in 2008, serving as Aaron Rodgers' backup and studying under Philbin since.
However, it appears his tie to Seattle's general manager John Schneider goes deeper than his relationship with Philbin. Schneider was a member of the Green Bay front office when Flynn was drafted out of Louisiana State University.
Schneider left the Packers to become the Seahawks GM prior to the start of the 2010 season and now taking Flynn with him. It just took him two years.
Flynn caught the eyes of many on two different occasions.
With Rodgers recovering from a concussion, Flynn nearly lead Green Bay to an improbable victory over the New England Patriots on Dec. 19, 2010. Flynn completed 24-of-37 passes, throwing for 251, three touchdowns and an interception. He came within five points of ending the Patriots', at the time, impressive 15-game regular season home winning streak -- a streak that was snapped at 20 this past season by the New York Giants on Nov. 6.
In Week 17 this year, with the No. 1 seed in the NFC all wrapped up, head coach Mike McCarthy decided to rest Rodgers for the postseason and give Flynn only his second career NFL start and last as a Packer.
Facing the Detroit Lions, Flynn battled Matthew Stafford in a high-scoring affair that each of them throw five touchdowns. In fact, Flynn threw a career-high six, broke Lynn Dickey's single-game franchise record with 480 passing yards and more importantly won the game, 45-41.
Stafford's 520 yards made him only the fourth quarterback in history to throw for more than 5,000 yards in a single season, finishing with 5,038.
Flynn will now battle six-year veteran Tarvaris Jackson for the starting job.
Jackson spent his first five seasons as a Minnesota Viking, constantly fighting for playing time before signing a two-year deal with Seattle prior to the start of last season.
Since it was Jackson's first year as a full-time starter, he set career highs in numerous offensive categories, including interceptions (13), touchdowns (14), games (15), yards per game (206.1), completions (271), attempts (450) and yards (3,091).
He also looked to shed his label as a runner and make himself a passer.
In 2007, at the time, Jackson played in a career-high 12 games and carried the ball 54 times for 260 yards and three scores compared to this season when he ran the ball just 40 times.
These two guys are ready to compete.
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| Hasselbeck led Seattle to some- where they had never been. |
Matt Hasselbeck, who spent this past season as manning the huddle for the Tennessee Titans, was Brett Favre's backup for the first two years of his career before being traded to the Seahawks in 2001. Hasselbeck spent a decade in Seattle, including leading the franchise to their first Super Bowl appearance in which they lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 21-10.
The Seahawks are hoping for more of the same and now Flynning high.
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