Despite signing as a free agent last year, Matt Flynn never started a game for the Seahawks.(Photo: Joe Nicholson, USA TODAY Sports)
NFL teams interested in acquiring Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Flynn, who was relegated to a backup role last season by rookie Russell Wilson, will want to pay close attention to the passer’s physical exam pending any trade.
Flynn has spent much of the offseason working to correct elbow tendinitis in his throwing arm which limited him in competition with Wilson last summer, a person close to the quarterback told USA TODAY Sports. The person, who also says Flynn will not require surgery, spoke on the condition of anonymity because the Seahawks had not disclosed the extent of the injury.
Flynn has been working out at the Athletes’ Performance Center in Gulf Breeze, Fla., this offseason. He signed a three-year contract with the Seahawks last year after backing up Aaron Rodgers with the Green Bay Packers for his first three pro seasons. He is set to earn $5.25 million in base salary in 2013.
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The Seahawks don’t appear opposed to keeping Flynn on the roster even though his salary is 10 times what Wilson makes.
“I feel very blessed that we have two quarterbacks like this,” general manager John Schneider said last week in Indianapolis. “Two starting caliber guys. What happened last year didn’t really have a reflection on what Matt did or Tarvaris (Jackson) for that matter. It’s really what Russell did in terms of kind of stepping forward and taking charge. And the way he performed in the preseason, it was really hard to argue.”
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