Hasselbeck Looks Good in Practice, Likely to Play Sunday

On Thursday, Matt Hasselbeck went through a second day of practice, in which he looked sharp and healthy. He took the majority of the first team reps, and his top receiever, Nate Burleson, said he expects Hasselbeck to play Sunday:

Jerry Brewer of the Seattle Times reports that Matt Hasselbeck will participate in Wednesday’s practice. Seahawks head coach Jim Mora is hopeful that the QB will be ready to play in Sunday’s game against Jacksonville.

According to the Seattle Times’ Danny O’Neill, the Seahawks’ Matt Hasselbeck will practice on Wednesday, this week, after fracturing his ribs two weeks ago at San Francisco. Seattle coach Jim Mora, made “no promises,” however, when asked whether Hasselbeck would play Sunday. Stay tuned.

Official word from Seahawks head coach Jim Mora on Wednesday is that Matt Hasselbeck will sit out another game with fractured ribs. Mora said in a press conference that the QB is still having trouble taking deep breathes or running, both of which are somewhat essential to playing the sport of football.

The Seahawks, 1-2, play the Colts on Sunday.

Adam Schefter is reporting that Matt Hasselbeck will miss Sunday’s game against Chicago with the broken ribs injury that the QB suffered against San Francisco last week.

Therefore, Seneca Wallace will be starting in his place. Wallace has started 12 games in his seven year career with Seattle including eight last season in Hasselbeck’s place. He replaced Hasselbeck in last week’s game and was 15 of 23 last week for 127 yards including a TD and an interception.

So while the CT scan was inconclusive, at least we know Hasselbeck, who walked off the field and collapsed, isn’t seriously or permanently injured. As ESPN’s Adam Schefter explains: