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Amid reports that he recently tore an Achilles tendon, veteran quarterback Trent Dilfer has announced his retirement from football.
“I injured my Achilles while I was on vacation with my family,” Dilfer said Wednesday. “I was going to retire anyway. This just gives clarity to the situation. There will be a formal announcement in the next few days about that.”
Dilfer was the sixth overall pick in the 1994 draft, and he played for the Bucs, Ravens, Seahawks, Browns, and 49ers in 14 NFL seasons. He won a Super Bowl in 2000 with the Ravens, and then left the team via free agency.
July 9th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
Class act. He should end up with a decent broadcasting career.
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July 9th, 2008 at 5:59 pm
Good luck with your next stage in life Dilfer - you really should be headed for the broadcast booth where your personality, sincerity annd insight would be a great asset unlike the other freakshows like Emmitt and Keyshawn.
You had a great career but unfortunately, you’ll be remembered in a way less fitting than your classy character deserves - you will unfortunately forever be associated with mediocre QBs who are given their own category when arguments are being made to compare against the greats as a way to belittle the subject of comparison.
You won a Superbowl however, and you achieved the highest goal in professional football and you deservedly should leave the game with your head held high. Many QBs can only ever dream of being Dilfer-ish.
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July 9th, 2008 at 6:12 pm
this is surely a sad day for the NFL
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July 9th, 2008 at 6:22 pm
good for him. he was a good mentor to Shaun Hill on the whiners, he would do well as an assistant QB coach or something
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July 9th, 2008 at 6:34 pm
I’ll say this, the guy had a lot of heart. Good luck to him.
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July 9th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
hey trent if you’re reading this entry,i wish you
good luck for your future.you’re one of the last of the
admirable people in football.
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July 9th, 2008 at 7:27 pm
Left the team? He wasn’t offered a contract. Is Brian Billick’s head still stuck in the doorway?
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July 9th, 2008 at 7:53 pm
I second what 40 pm said
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July 9th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
After watching him brutalized on bad Tampa teams, I was glad to see him have some success elsewhere. Always was a class-act.
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July 9th, 2008 at 8:41 pm
They guy was tough as nails, had a whole lot of stuff happen to him on and off the field and the way he handled is admirable. In fact my son is named after him. A broadcast booth would be a great place for him to land as he did well on the NFLN
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July 9th, 2008 at 8:56 pm
Free Trent Dilfer!
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July 9th, 2008 at 9:10 pm
I like him. He seems like a good dude. He’s pretty good as a commentator, I’m sure he’ll find a decent gig.
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July 9th, 2008 at 9:27 pm
Yes! Trent is cool people.
However his QB skill’s ??????
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July 9th, 2008 at 10:31 pm
hes a good guy sad to see him go
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July 9th, 2008 at 10:45 pm
@joeybuttafucco(sniker)…did you fall down some stairs???
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July 10th, 2008 at 12:20 am
Quality guy. Hard worker.
Football player.
Good luck with the next half, Trent.
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July 10th, 2008 at 12:24 am
I heard he’s going to un-retire and return to the Packers…oh, wait, that was someone else.
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July 10th, 2008 at 8:38 am
Dilfer was a rookie holdout and never recovered from that in Tampa. His skills were good but decision making was marginal. I don’t think that ever changed in his career. The great thing about him, though, was his work ethic. Warrick Dunn even mentioned that recently. It was also very cool that his Super Bowl victory was in Tampa.
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July 10th, 2008 at 10:02 am
As a Browns fan, Dilfer lost a little of shine when he grumbled about taking a back seat to Charlie Frye and basically forced his way out of Cleveland. He was brought in purely as a short-term starter but more so as a transition QB/veteran mentor. Not that Dilfer or Frye panned out anyways for the Browns (plus we fans are bitter about many things), but the fact that he originally embraced and later rejected his intended role hacked off many Cleveland fans.
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July 10th, 2008 at 10:12 am
What, no ceremonious 1-day contract with the Vikings? That seems to be the recent trend.
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July 10th, 2008 at 10:13 am
@ghtampa
ummm, wasn’t his Super Bowl victory with the Ravens?
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July 10th, 2008 at 10:47 am
Trent Dilfer = Vinny Testaverde Light
Loved the guy’s personality, but never lived up to expectations. Was still able to hang around the league for years bouncing from one team to another as a serviceable stopgap type player.
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July 10th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
He did QB a SB winner. All them much-ballyhooed replacements for him in balto didnt do that.
You can have the greatest D in the world. if there isnt a steady hand at qb, well…
And in comparison, the tampa D was a bunch of pikers compared to the y2k ballamore D. Brutal.
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July 10th, 2008 at 8:48 pm
CoryDangerous
It was the Ravens, and the Super Bowl game was played in Tampa…that’s what I didn’t clearly say.
empty13…yeah, the y2k ravens defense was (must. not. say. it.) killer.
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