Matt Flynn Matthew Clayton Flynn ( born June 20 , 1985 ) is an American football quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft . He played college football at LSU . Early life and family . Matt Flynn was born and raised in Tyler , Texas , and is the son of Alvin and Ruth Flynn . Flynn ' s father , a civil attorney , was a quarterback at Baylor in the 1960s , and his mother is a former dance team choreographer . Matt has two brothers , Adam and Bill , and two sisters , Rebecca and Amanda . High School career . Flynn attended Robert E . Lee High School where he was coached by Mike Owens , and was teammates with Justin Warren , Brandon Pettigrew , and Ciron Black . Flynn was one of the top - rated high school quarterbacks in the state of Texas , alongside Drew Tate of Baytown , Texas . As a junior in 2001 , Flynn led his team to a 5A playoff appearance but lost to the eventual state champion Mesquite High School . Flynn completed 101 of 199 passes for 1 , 650 yards , 13 touchdowns and 9 interceptions for the season . As a senior , he completed 124 of 206 passes for 1 , 679 yards and 9 touchdowns . He also displayed his ability on the ground with 305 yards rushing and 12 touchdowns . Flynn displayed toughness by leading Robert E . Lee High School to a semifinal appearance in one of the toughest classifications in Texas despite playing his last four games with a broken foot . His team lost to Midland High School 24 - 14 . Flynn was a member of the SuperPrep Texas 124 , " Dallas Morning News " Texas Top 100 and the " Tyler Morning Telegraph " All - East Texas Football Team . He chose LSU over Tennessee , Texas Tech , and Texas A & M . College career . 2003 - 2006 . Flynn redshirted the 2003 season at LSU . In 2004 , he served as third string quarterback behind starter Marcus Randall and backup JaMarcus Russell . He also doubled as LSU ' s holder on placekicks . Flynn played in all 12 games , but only three games as quarterback . His collegiate first completion went to Xavier Carter for a 67 - yard touchdown against Mississippi State . Flynn also made a short appearance in the 2004 Capital One Bowl , completing 1 of 4 passes for 11 yards in a 25 - 30 losing effort against Iowa . He finished the season with 4 completions on 10 attempts for 99 yards and 1 TD . The departure of Randall left Russell and Flynn battling for the starting QB position in the 2005 season . Russell eventually got the job , leaving Flynn as backup . He played in seven games at quarterback for the Tigers in 2005 , completing 27 of 48 passes for 457 yards , 7 touchdowns and 1 interception . In a win over North Texas , Flynn threw a perfect 7 - of - 7 for 139 yards and 3 TDs , all in the fourth quarter . In the 2005 SEC Championship Game against the Georgia Bulldogs , starting quarterback Russell was injured and Flynn finished the game . He was then given the nod to start for the Tigers in the 2005 Chick - fil - A Peach Bowl against the University of Miami Hurricanes . In that game , he led the Tigers to a 40 - 3 rout of Miami . In 2006 , Flynn again served as backup to Russell , appearing in seven games . He completed 12 of 20 passes for 133 yards over the season , recording 2 touchdowns and 1 interception . Both TDs came in a 49 - 0 rout against Kentucky on October 14 , 2006 . 2007 : BCS National Championship season . With JaMarcus Russell ' s departure , Flynn finally became a starter as a fifth - year senior . He started every game that season except the SEC Championship in which he was injured . Flynn threw a 22 yard TD pass to Demetrius Byrd to win the game against Auburn on October 20 , 2007 with 1 second remaining on the clock ; Colt David kicked the extra point to make the final score LSU 30 - Auburn 24 . He then led the Tigers to a 4th quarter comeback against Alabama . Flynn and the Tigers then went on to beat Louisiana Tech the following weekend and climb back to the # 1 spot after a loss by then - # 1 Ohio State . The following week the Tigers beat Ole Miss . In his final game at Tiger Stadium , Flynn and the Tigers lost to Arkansas , seemingly losing any chance at the national title . However , LSU , without Flynn , beat Tennessee for the SEC Championship , and losses by Missouri and West Virginia vaulted LSU back into the title game in New Orleans . On January 7 , 2008 , Flynn led LSU to a BCS National Championship , beating Ohio State 38 - 24 . Flynn was named offensive MVP of the game and the Tigers were ranked an undisputed # 1 in the polls . Professional career . Green Bay Packers . Flynn was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 7th round ( 209th overall ) of the 2008 NFL Draft . On July 23 , he was signed to a four - year rookie contract through the 2011 season . In 2008 , he won the competition for the back - up role to Aaron Rodgers , beating out fellow rookie and second - round pick Brian Brohm . The battle for the second - string position became the most intriguing battle in camp . Flynn was seen as being less talented than Brohm because of Brohm ' s superior size , arm and foot speed , coupled with the fact that Brohm was selected much higher in the draft compared to Flynn . On December 19 , 2010 , Flynn made his first NFL start against the New England Patriots after starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers was not cleared medically to start . Flynn threw three touchdown passes ; one each to John Kuhn , James Jones and Greg Jennings against New England , but threw an interception that was returned by Kyle Arrington for a touchdown in the second half . The game went down to the final play when Flynn , with the ball at the New England 15 - yard line , lost it when he was sacked . The Packers lost the game 31 - 27 . Flynn completed 23 of 37 passes for 254 yards in the loss . On January 1 , 2012 , after the Packers had already clinched the # 1 seed and home field advantage throughout the playoffs and rested most of their starters , Matt Flynn started the final game of the season against the Detroit Lions . He threw for 480 yards and 6 touchdowns in the 45 - 41 victory , both of which set all - time Green Bay Packers records . Seattle Seahawks . On March 18 , 2012 , Flynn signed a three - year deal with the Seattle Seahawks worth $ 19 . 5 million , with $ 10 million guaranteed . He decided to wear the number 15 , his number from college . Flynn was brought in to compete with 2011 starting quarterback Tarvaris Jackson and 2012 NFL Draft third round pick Russell Wilson for the starting quarterback position . Wilson was eventually named the starter . Personal life . Flynn is engaged to his long - time girlfriend Lacey Minchew .