While Matt Hasselback praises Boston for his upbringing, he was actually born in Boulder, Colorado making him the state's best NFL athlete today. Collegiately, Matt Hasselback flew under the radar playing three seasons with the Boston College Eagles alongside his brother Tim Hasselback who go on to take his staring quarterback job after his departure from the institution. Hasselback was drafted 187th overall in the sixth round of the 1998 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers.
At the time, the Packers had Hall of Fame quarterback, Brett Favre at the helm of the quarterback position so, Hasselback's claim to fame didn't come until he was traded to the Seattle Seahawks in 2001, where he would thrive the most in his career. During his nine-year stint with the Eagles, Hasselback was a 3x Pro-Bowler (2003, 2005, 2007) led the team to six postseason appearances and one Super Bowl where his team lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2005. Matt would go on to play quarterback for the Tennessee Titans and Indianapolis Colts before losing his starting gig to Andrew Luck and hanging up his cleats in 2015.