Ex-49er, Raven QB Dilfer Announces Retirement
Trent Dilfer has something that Dan Marino doesn’t - a Super Bowl Championship ring. While he was never a top-tier quarterback (Dilfer’s career numbers were as follows: 131 games played, with 1758/3171 for 20,518 yards, 113 TDs and 129 interceptions), Dilfer was a steady pro who played 13 seasons in the NFL. During the 2000 season, he took over from Tony Banks in Baltimore at mid-season, piloting the team to a 34-7 victory over the Giants - Dilfer tossed 12/25 for 153 yards, 1 TD and 0 interceptions in the biggest game of his career.
Yesterday Dilfer revealed that he was hanging up his spikes. “I injured my Achilles’ while I was on vacation with my family. I was going to retire anyway. This just gives clarity to the situation. There will be a formal announcement in the next few days about that.”
Dilfer was never a fantasy football icon, but I respect his resiliency. Dilfer was widely considered a draft bust after a long stint with poor teams in Tampa Bay (back when Tampa still wore tangerine orange uniforms and the Tampa Bay franchise struggled to go .500 in a season), but proved able to rise above the negativity and win a championship. Putting together a 13-year NFL career is a notable feat in and of itself.
So, goodbye Trent Dilfer, and good luck! Some of us really respect your achievements!
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