Tim Hasselbeck Timothy Thomas " Tim " Hasselbeck ( born April 6 , 1978 ) is a retired American football quarterback who is currently an analyst for ESPN . He played seven seasons in the NFL , spending time with the New York Giants , Washington Redskins , Philadelphia Eagles , and Buffalo Bills . He played college football at Boston College . He is the son of former NFL tight end Don Hasselbeck and the younger brother of quarterback Matt Hasselbeck . He is married to television personality Elisabeth Hasselbeck , who has appeared on " Survivor " and has served as a co - host on " The View " and " Fox & Friends " . Early life . Tim Hasselbeck was born and raised in Norfolk , Massachusetts , to Mary Beth " Betsy " ( Rueve ) and Don Hasselbeck , a former New England Patriots tight end . He attended and played high school football at Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood , Massachusetts . In three high school seasons , he threw for over 4 , 700 yards and 50 touchdowns . As a senior , Hasselbeck threw for 1 , 970 yards and 21 touchdowns , and ran for five touchdowns . After the season , he was named Player of the Year by both the " Boston Globe " and " Boston Herald " , Gatorade New England Player of the Year , and earned All - America honors from " USA Today " . Hasselbeck was also on the Xaverian ' s basketball team . College career . Hasselbeck attended Boston College , and played for the Boston College Eagles football team from 1996 through 2000 . Hasselbeck played for the Eagles while his older brother , Matt , was their starting quarterback ( a position Tim would later hold with the team ) . When he left Boston College , Tim was sixth in career passing with 3 , 980 yards and fifth in passing touchdowns with 29 , sixth in total offense with 4 , 233 yards , seventh in passing completion percentage with 55 . 5 percent , seventh in pass completions ( 278 ) , seventh in pass attempts ( 501 ) and seventh in career plays ( 636 ) . Hasselbeck graduated from Boston College with a degree in marketing . 1996 – 1998 . Hasselbeck was redshirted his first season and only took four snaps at quarterback as a redshirt freshman in 1997 . However , he did play on all of the special teams units and registered two tackles . As a redshirt sophomore in 1998 , Hasselbeck appeared in six games while spending most of the season as the backup to Scott Mutryn and completed nine of 12 passes for 140 yards and two touchdowns . 1999 . Hasselbeck earned the starting quarterback spot in preseason as a redshirt junior and played in all 12 games . During the season , he completed 145 of 260 passes for 1 , 940 yards and 11 touchdowns and also rushed for 198 yards and three touchdowns . In a 24 – 23 upset win against Syracuse , he was six for 13 in passing for 161 yards and had 11 rushes for 52 and one touchdown . He accounted for 213 of Boston College ' s 269 yards and was named winner of the Orrie T . Scarminach Award , which was given to the Most Valuable Player of the Syracuse game . Hasselbeck was named the Big East Co - Offensive Player of the Week after Boston College ' s 31 – 29 upset win over Notre Dame . During the game , he completed 20 of 30 passes for 272 yards , accounted for all four of the teams ' touchdowns ( three pass , one rush ) , led the team in rushing with 60 yards , and accounted for 332 of Boston College ' s 442 yards of offense . On November 26 , 1999 , he completed the longest touchdown pass in Boston College history , a 97 - yarder to Dedrick Dewalt in a 38 – 14 loss against Virginia Tech . After the regular season , Hasselbeck played in the 1999 Insight . com Bowl against Colorado , to whom Boston College lost 62 – 28 . During the game , he completed 13 - of - 32 passes for 146 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 25 yards . 2000 . Hasselbeck was sidelined for all of the 2000 spring practice season after having abdominal / groin surgery . As a captain his senior season , he completed 133 - of - 250 passes for 2 , 019 yards for 18 touchdowns and ten interceptions . He also rushed for 203 yards and one touchdown . That season , Hasselbeck was third in the conference in passing efficiency ( 135 . 7 ) , fourth in passing yards per game ( 181 . 0 ) and third in total offense ( 195 . 1 ) . After the season ended , he was awarded the Thomas F . Scanlan Award , which is given each year to the Boston College player who " best exemplifies the ideals of scholar , athlete , gentlemen and friend " . Professional career . Hasselbeck was originally signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2001 and he was signed to the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad in 2002 as a free agent . In 2003 he was signed by the Washington Redskins , where he spent two seasons as a backup quarterback . He entered the starting lineup in 2003 when then starter Patrick Ramsey was injured . On December 7 , 2003 , he completed 13 of 19 passes for 154 yards in leading the Redskins to a 20 – 7 win over the New York Giants . He threw two touchdown passes and no interceptions in that game . The following week he had the lowest possible single - game passer rating ( 0 . 0 ) in a 27 – 0 loss to the Dallas Cowboys . Hasselbeck was 6 - for - 26 ( 23 % ) for 57 yards with four interceptions in that game . In May 2005 , the New York Giants signed Hasselbeck to be their backup for QB Eli Manning . His only game action with the Giants consisted of two kneeldowns . On September 1 , 2007 , he was released by the Giants . Hasselbeck was signed by the Arizona Cardinals on October 16 , 2007 . He appeared in one game with the Cardinals . He was also previously on the rosters of the Baltimore Ravens and Carolina Panthers without participating in a game . Hasselbeck had a 63 . 6 career passer rating . Sport analyst . Hasselbeck made his TV debut on September 23 , 2007 , announcing the Arizona Cardinals - Baltimore Ravens game for NFL on Fox . He worked as a television sports analyst for ESPN , the SportsNet New York network , Sirius NFL Radio for a trial period as well . He works as a fantasy football analyst and co - hosts " Fantasy Football Now " on ESPN2 and ESPN . com . Personal life . On July 6 , 2002 , he married his college girlfriend Elisabeth Filarski . She was a " Survivor " contestant in 2001 and was a co - host on the ABC talk show " The View " from 2003 to July 2013 . In September 2013 , she joined Fox News , replacing Gretchen Carlson on the talk show " Fox and Friends " . The couple have a daughter , Grace Elisabeth , born in April 2005 , and two sons , Taylor Thomas born in November 2007 and Isaiah Timothy born in August 2009 .