The Seahawks will be without starting quarterback Matt Hasselbeck Sunday when they take on the New York Giants, Pete Carroll announced Thursday. Hasselbeck, who suffered a concussion late in Seattle’s loss to Oakland, has not been cleared by doctors to play. Charlie Whitehurst will make his first NFL start in Hasselbeck’s place.
“We’re going to hold Matt Hasselbeck out this week,” Carroll said. “He needs another week to get right. We’ve gone through all the battery of testing, and we need to do this to protect him and take care of him. Charlie Whitehurst is going to start, and I’m excited for Charlie to get his chance. He came here to play, and he’s looking forward to it.
“In a day in age when so much is on everybody’s mind about taking care of concussions, we obviously want to do the right thing here and take care of Matt.”
Since the Seahawks only have two quarterbacks on their active roster, they’ll sign rookie Zac Robinson off the practice squad to serve as the backup. Robinson was a seventh-round pick out of Oklahoma State who was released by New England before the start of the season.
Whitehurst, who the Seahawks acquired in a trade with San Diego in March, spent four seasons with the Chargers, primarily as the third-string quarterback. He has yet to throw a pass in a regular season game.
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