By 2002, Elisabeth Filarski and Tim Hasselbeck had long graduated and were engaged, but they both faced different futures. Elisabeth became a designer with Puma, hit reality TV stardom as a "Survivor" contestant, and was even called "America's New Sweetheart." Tim, however, sat out the 2000 season due to a groin injury that would hamper his NFL prospects. When the quarterback didn't get drafted in the league, he later worked as a carpenter and radio sports commentator in Boston after teams cut him in preseason. That still didn't stop their May 2002 wedding plans, until Tim received an interesting offer from the Philadelphia Eagles — he could suit up for the squad, but not before doing a stint with the Berlin Thunder of the fledgling NFL Europe league. This season would overlap with the couple's nuptials.
"Elisabeth was cool with that," said Tim to The Washington Post. "She didn't have too much of a fuss. She said: 'You don't want to regret this 10 years from now, so go for it now.'" Tim played sparingly with the Thunder, which won the league title that season. Philadelphia later brought him into the ranks, where he was in two games as a field goal holder before being released.
The good news was that in July, Elisabeth and Tim Hasselbeck were married at St. Mary's Church before 200 well-wishers in Cranston, Rhode Island, right by the grade school Elisabeth attended while growing up.
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