Those who spend any time today thinking about the football career of former quarterback Trent Dilfer generally don’t come away marveling at his achievements and abilities. A former sixth-overall draft pick who played with five teams, he is best known for his one season in Baltimore, starting eight games during the Ravens’ first-ever Super Bowl run.
It wasn’t exactly the most remarkable display in NFL history. He went 124-for-226 for 1502 yards with 12 touchdowns to 11 interceptions. But he played when the game of football was still tough, or so he would seemingly argue.
That was the premise of remarks that went viral yesterday, culled from comments he made during an event that was featured in ESPN’s 30-for-30 documentary, Bullies of Baltimore, detailing the team’s 2000 Super Bowl XXXV run.