Born on April 6, 1978, Timothy Thomas Hasselbeck is a former American Football quarterback. He played seven seasons in the NFL and is currently a football analyst for ESPN.
How rich is Tim? As at early 2016, Tim’s net worth is estimated at $12 million. A fortune acquired through his football career and as a sports analyst.
Tim Hasselbeck was born to Mary Beth and Don Hasselbeck in Norfolk, Massachusetts. He graduated from Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood, Massachusetts where he also played football throughout his three years of education. In 1996 to 2000, he was a student at Bolton College and also featured for the Eagles football team. He graduated with a degree in Marketing from the Carroll School of Management in 2001. As importantly, in 1997 to 1998, he started his first season as a redshirt, and was a backup quarterback to Scott Mutryn, having nine passes for 140 yards and two touchdowns. However, he also had playing time with the team’s special unit and registered two tackles. During a preseason he earned a starting quarterback role, and played in all 12 games. He was off during the 2000 spring season practice due to groin surgery. During the main season his performances won him the Thomas F. Scanlan Award which was given to Boston players who depicted the ideals of scholars, athlete, gentlemen and friend.
Tim Hasselbeck Net Worth $12 Million
In 2001 he signed to play for the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent and in 2002 he also signed as a free agent for the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad. In 2003, Tim signed and played two seasons as a backup quarterback for the Washington Redskins, still as a free agent, and finally achieved regular playing time after the starter Patrick Ramsey was injured. He was signed to the New York Giants as a quarter back back-up to Eli Manning in May 2005. In 2007 he signed to the Arizona Cardinals but appeared in only one game. Regardless, his net worth was well established through all these signings.
His performances both a junior and senior player made him won the Player of the Year by Boston Globe and Boston Herald, New England Player of the Year by Gatorade and received All-America honors from USA Today at school level. He received the Big East Co-Offensive player of the week after Boston College win over Notre Dame. He also made his name on November 1999 by completing the longest touchdown pass in Boston College history.
As a sports analyst, Tim in June, 2007 took part in the first annual “Broadcast Boot Camp” at NFL Films in Mt Laurel, New Jersey. In September, 2007, he made his debut on TV as he announced the Arizona Cardinal and Baltimore Ravens game for NFL on Fox. He is presently a sports analyst for ESPN and has also featured on Sport Net and Surius NFL Radio.
In his personal life, Tim married TV personality Elisabeth Filarski in 2002, and they have two sons and a daughter. Amusingly, Tim and his wife took part in an on-air job swap which saw Tim on the View and Elisabeth as an analyst on NFL Live at ESPN.
