Former LSU quarterback Matt Flynn signs with Seahawks

By Staff Reports

March 17, 2012

This is 2011 file photo shows Matt Flynn of the Green Bay Packers NFL football team. The Seattle Seahawks reached an agreement Sunday, March 18, 2012, with Flynn on a three-year deal, bringing one of the most wanted, yet unproven, free agents to the Pacific Northwest to try and solidify Seattle’s quarterback position.

Former LSU quarterback Matt Flynn finally got his big break in the NFL, agreeing to terms with the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.
The contract is a three-year, $26 million deal with $10 million guaranteed, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Flynn, who spent the past four seasons as a backup for the Green Bay Packers, started one game last season, setting Packers records with both 480 yards passing and six touchdowns in a 45-41 win against the Lions in week 17.
The Tyler, Texas, native led the Tigers to the 2007 BCS National Championship in LSU’s 38-24 rout of Ohio State. He will be competing for the starting job with Seahawks quarterback Tarvaris Jackson, who threw for 3,091 yards, 14 touchdowns and 13 interceptions last season.
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