Seahawks QB Hasselbeck was looking after daughter in hospital after accident

The Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck posted on his Twitter site Tuesday saying that he had the worst bye week ever as his six-year-old daughter Mallory got hit by a dirt bike. Fortunately, she is recovering now.

The girl was hit on a family trip to Central Washington over the bye weekend and had to have a surgery to repair injuries. In his post, Hasselbeck thanked the dentist who repaired Mallory’s mouth, the staff at Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee, and the staff who treated Mallory at Seattle Children’s Hospital upon the family’s return home.

The 34-year-old father of three also said that he spent his weekend with his daughter at the hospital and was glad to see she was recovering, but he is afraid that the little girl will miss her basketball season because of the injuries.

Seahawks QB Hasselbeck and Tackle Jones are not expected to play on Sunday

The Seattle Seahawks Coach Jim Mora said Wednesday that the team is prepared for playing Sunday’s game against the undefeated Indianapolis Colts without quarterback Matt Hasselbeck and best blocker Walter Jones.




One is three-time Pro Bowl passer, and the other is nine-time Pro Bowl left tackle and both have been missing practices for health problems. The 34-year-old Hasselbeck broke a rib 10 days ago and still cannot run, having pain even when he takes deep breath. So Seneca Wallace is likely to make a second consecutive start this weekend.

As for the 35-year-old Jones, he did not practice this week with pain in his left knee, which underwent a surgery in August. Mora said the team will give Jones enough time to recover, so he is not sure whether Jones will play at all in 2009 season.