It’s where it started, the father and son on the couch breaking down film together, with the father providing nuances only a pro, trained eye could see. Jeremiah Trotter Jr. loved those times. He started when he was five, sitting next to his dad, beloved Eagles’ Hall of Fame linebacker Jeremiah Trotter Sr., with little tyke games. That advanced to middle school, where the younger Trotter gained a greater understanding of the game, all the way up to high school at national powerhouse St. Joseph’s Prep and then on to Clemson.
As he got older, Trotter Jr. could not learn enough, fast enough.