Darren Flutie
Darren Flutie
Darren Paul Flutieis a former Canadian football wide receiver for the BC Lions, Edmonton Eskimos, and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He is the Canadian Football League's fourth all-time leader in catches, behind Geroy Simon, Ben Cahoon, and Terry Vaughn. He is also fourth all-time in career receiving yardage behind Geroy Simon, Milt Stegall, and Allen Pitts. He held the BC Lions club record for receiving yardage in a season, 1731 yards, from 1994 to 2004 when Geroy Simon achieved 1750 yards...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth18 November 1966
CountryCanada
You're not helping your team if you come in and play three or four games and then you disappear for a few and then you come back.
We knew the people in Natick and knew the teachers that would be teaching our children. It was important for us to be involved in the Natick community because we think so highly of it.
I obviously have a lot of love and affection for the people of Hamilton from playing there for so long.
In the NFL, every practice could make or break you. If you dropped one ball, you'd worry about getting cut.
I think the Canadian Football League is a great league, but it's not the NFL, and I'm not Jerry Rice.
You never know what you're going to get as a receiver.
As long as I have the support and respect of my teammates, that's all I can ask for.
I feel fortunate that there was a place like the CFL where I could hone my skill and become a consistent football player and have a nice career.
When I retired in 2002 I had retired to stay home with my family and didn't necessarily think my playing days were over.