Trent Dilfer
Trent Dilfer
Trent Farris Dilferis a former football quarterback in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers sixth overall in the 1994 NFL Draft and went on to play for the Baltimore Ravens, Seattle Seahawks, Cleveland Browns and San Francisco 49ers. He played college football at California State University, Fresno. Dilfer was a Pro Bowl selection with the Buccaneers in 1997, and won the Super Bowl with the Ravens as their starting quarterback in Super Bowl XXXV...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth13 March 1972
CitySanta Cruz, CA
I'm excited about him on the field and the potential he brings to us for explosive plays,
I put the burden on me. I don't care how low it is, it's my job to get it. I saw the ball. I tried to go down and get it. It hit off my foot. I tried to grab it and Ray took it from me.
His greatest impact would be just his presence, ... I believe now that Ricky Watters is gone, I'm the only guy on this roster who's won a Super Bowl. But Shannon would change that. He's won three. He knows what it takes and his daily regimen shows the commitment level that's necessary. Guys would come to view him as the most credible player to show us all how to do this thing.
In 1998, I was with Tampa Bay when we led the league in rushing - and we stunk. We led the league in rushing because we ran the ball all the time.
I held out for 12 days. It was a wonderful decision financially and a horrible decision football-wise. Being completely honest with that, if I had to go back to do it all over again, I'd have sacrificed the $2 million I made to be a better football player my first couple years.
If you want me to say that Trent has lit it up, he hasn't lit it up,'' Crennel said.
He's far superior to me when it comes to leadership, ... I can't have the kind of impact that he does on a team. And he doesn't lead with just his words. He leads with his actions far more. He plays hard and he practices hard. It's infectious.
I'm excited to see how I'll hold up under pressure. I'm swinging as well as I've ever swung the golf club, so we'll see if that holds up.
I love him, ... He's a great player. He immediately makes you a better football team. There's not many players, outside of quarterbacks, who when they walk into the locker room, you're a better team. It's simple. When he's there, you're better. And when he leaves, you're worse off.
But I never hung my head. I knew I wasn't playing good, but I knew there was a lot of football left.
I asked the ref if the hit was low and late. He said he was pushed into me. I don't get caught up in that other stuff. If you do, you can lose your focus.
Darrell's ability to come off the ball, his first three steps, are getting to be as good as anybody in football, ... He runs his routes in a way that is very hard to decipher between out-cuts and in-breaking cuts and the vertical game.
It's a great test. They have a very active defense, a defense that brings pressure, which quarterbacks love. Hopefully, it will open up a chance to make big plays.
The biggest factor today was big plays. We called some aggressive pass plays and were able to capitalize on some. Even the ones we didn't (connect on) scared the snot out of them.