RENTON, Wash. (AP) -Hardly a week goes by without some NFL know-it-all reminding Charlie Whitehurst he’s been in the league four years but has yet to throw a pass in the regular season.
So the San Diego Chargers’ former third-string quarterback just laughed upon hearing it yet again on Wednesday.
Despite a splashy, two-touchdown debut with the Seattle Seahawks in last weekend’s preseason opener against Tennessee, Whitehurst remains unproven when it matters most.
Yet Saturday night provided evidence why new Seahawks coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider gave up a second-round draft pick this year and a third-rounder in 2011 to get Whitehurst from San Diego and then gave the former Clemson star a new $8 million contract.
They made the trade knowing oft-injured starter Matt Hasselbeck turns 35 in September and is entering the final year of his contract.
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