For the first time in roughly a decade, the Seattle Seahawks are going to have a different face at quarterback.
ESPN.com reports that Matt Hasselbeck, who had been playing for the Seahawks since 2001, will not be coming back to Seattle, and the Seahawks have signed Tavaris Jackson and Matt Leinart.
The sources also said that Hasselbeck, who led the Seahawks in an upset win over the Saints in the 2010 playoffs, has also spoken to the Titans and the 49ers, ESPN.com reports. Hasselbeck played in 14 games for the Seahawks last year, compiling 3,001 yards passing, 12 touchdowns and 17 interceptions.
Jackson, who was drafted by the Vikings, has played in 36 games over his five-year NFL career. Last year he appeared in three games for the Vikings, where he amassed 341 passing yards, three touchdowns and four interceptions.
Over a four-year career with the Cardinals, Leinart played in 29 games, passing for 3,893 yards, 14 touchdowns and 20 interceptions. Leinart, who did not appear in any games last year, will be reunited with head coach Pete Carroll, his head coach at USC.
Jackson and Leinart are expected to compete with Charlie Whitehurst for the starting job in Seattle.
