INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Matt Hasselbeck understands the significance of Thursday's preseason finale.
The 39-year-old quarterback has a one-year contract and is backing up Andrew Luck, who has never missed a pro game.
If all goes well in Indianapolis this season, this traditionally meaningless contest could turn out to be the last meaningful snaps of Hasselbeck's 17-year NFL career -- and he's lobbying to start.
"Coach (Chuck Pagano) tried to pull me from a two-minute drill and I gave him a dirty look like, 'I just heard you say this morning how important practice is,'" Hasselbeck said half-jokingly after Monday's workout.