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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Former LSU quarterback Matt Flynn signs with Seahawks
March 17, 2012
AP Photo/file
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.
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