Fresh from his NFL retirement, quarterback Trent Dilfer has landed a new gig in television.

ESPN has hired Dilfer as an NFL Studio Analyst.  We’re advised that Dilfer, the former Bucs, Ravens, Seahawks, Browns, and 49ers quarterback, will have a significant role on Sundays and Mondays during the season, and that he’ll be involved in the Super Bowl and draft coverage.

He’ll make his first ESPN appearance on NFL Live on Monday at 4:00 p.m. EDT.

An industry source advises us that it’s a three-year contract between Dilfer and ESPN.

We’ve also confirmed that the Achilles tendon injury, which hastened Dilfer’s already inevitable exist from the game, occurred while playing basketball.  Specifically, it happened at a dude ranch (not that there’s anything wrong with that) during a game of “Knockout” with  Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, former NFL quarterbacks Danny Wuerffel and Steve Stenstrom, and former Seahawks kicker Todd Peterson.

Prior to suffering the injury in late June, Dilfer had received some overtures from the Raiders.

Dilfer essentially fills the void created by the departure from ESPN of Sean Salisbury, who left the network in order to “expand his horizons” but to date has fallen off the globe.